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Wilcox, Wisconsin
Wilcox, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
	Wilcox, Wisconsin Wilcox, Wisconsin
	Coordinates: 44°59′52″N 87°50′07″W / 44.99778°N 87.83528°W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Marinette
Elevation	187 m (614 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1577885

Wilcox is an unincorporated community located in the town of Grover, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Wilcox is located on the Canadian National Railway 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Peshtigo.

Name

Wilcox was named for a local settler.^[2]

History

A creamery operated at Wilcox, owned by the Feifarek family.^[3] The creamery was destroyed in a fire in 1909 while operated by F. B. Feifarek,^[4] but it was later reopened and run by Lawrence Feifarek.^[3] There was formerly a railroad freight station at Wilcox; it was removed in 1935.^[5]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wilcox, Wisconsin
^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 139.
^ ^a ^b Wisconsin Butter Factories and Cheese Factories. Madison, WI: Dairy and Food Commissioner. 1919. p. 77.
^ New York Produce Review and American Creamery. New York. 1909. p. 148.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Wisconsin. Public Service Commission. Opinions and Decisions of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. 1935. p. 698.