Wilcox is a ghost town in northeastern Somervell County, Texas, near the present-day community of George's Creek.
[1] The town was named for William Cox, who settled along a nearby bend of the Brazos River in 1855.
Soon after, more settlers followed, creating Wilcox.
After the Civil War, the town's settlers moved to the community of George's Creek, where a church, a school, and many businesses.
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