Welcome to Wilcox ...

The village of Wilcox is located in Kearney County<1>.

The location of Wilcox has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilcox, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wilcox has a population of 348 people<3> (see below for details).

Wilcox is 2,230 feet [680 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Wilcox is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Wilcox lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Wilcox: (308)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wilcox had an population of 348 people. This is a decrease of 2.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wilcox had a population of 358 people (or 5.52% of the total population of Kearney County). This makes Wilcox the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Wilcox represents 0.02% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 239th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 358 people, the population of Wilcox has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 360 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wilcox.

Communities Also Named Wilcox ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nebraska communities named Wilcox: This one is located in Kearney County and the other is located in Phelps County.

Beyond Nebraska, there are 25 communities that are also named Wilcox - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Missouri, New York, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas (2), Washington, Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilcox.

Communities near Wilcox ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wilcox.

• Holdrege
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdrege
  • Holdrege is located in Phelps County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holdrege <5>
• Minden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
  • Minden is located in Kearney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <5>
• Axtell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
  • Axtell is located in Kearney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Axtell <5>
• Loomis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
  • Loomis is located in Phelps County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loomis <5>
• Hildreth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth
  • Hildreth is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hildreth <5>
• Funk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
  • Funk is located in Phelps County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <5>
• Republican City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican City
  • Republican City is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republican City <5>
• Upland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
  • Upland is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <5>
• Atlanta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Phelps County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
• Naponee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naponee
  • Naponee is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naponee <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wilcox. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilcox.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wilcox. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilcox.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilcox. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Wilcox.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilcox ...

Looking for more information about Wilcox? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wilcox, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wilcox.

Adding Wilcox to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilcox in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wilcox was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wilcox post office opened in 1886.

We also found Wilcox on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilcox.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilcox. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kearney County: www.kearneycounty.ne.gov/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/