Official Name: | Wilcox, Washington |
Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
Pushpin Map: | Washington#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Wilcox |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Washington |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Whitman |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1892 |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Coordinates: | 46.81°N -117.4906°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Wilcox is a ghost town in Whitman County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
A post office called Wilcox was established in 1892, and remained in operation until 1935.[1] Robert Wilcox, an early postmaster, gave the community its name.[2]