Welcome to Wilke ...

Wilke is located in Hardin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilke, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Wilke is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Wilke ...

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

• Webster City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster City
  • Webster City is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster City <4>
• Iowa Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Falls
  • Iowa Falls is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Falls <4>
• Jewell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Jewell is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jewell has also been known as:
  • Jewell Junction
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <4>
• Hubbard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <4>
• Alden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <4>
• Radcliffe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliffe
  • Radcliffe is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliffe <4>
• Dows
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
  • Dows is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dows <4>
• Ellsworth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
  • Ellsworth is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <4>
• Latimer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latimer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
  • Latimer is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latimer <4>
• Williams
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <4>

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 Wilke. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilke.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wilke. 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 Wilke.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilke. See our Newspapers Page for Wilke.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilke ...

Looking for more information about Wilke? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wilke, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wilke.

Adding Wilke to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilke 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 Wilke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wilke post office opened in 1902.

We also found Wilke on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilke.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/