Wilcox, Wisconsin

This article is about the unincorporated community in southern Marinette County. For the historical township in central Brown County, see De Pere, Wisconsin § History.

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.

Wilcox, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 44°59′52″N 87°50′07″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[1]

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]