Welcome to Wilderman ...

Wilderman is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilderman, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Wilderman is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wilderman is located in the (618) area code.

Communities near Wilderman ...

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

• Saint Louis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <4>
• Belleville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
• O'Fallon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <4>
• Granite City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Granite City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <4>
• East Saint Louis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
  • East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <4>
• Collinsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
• Fairview Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
  • Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview Heights <4>
• Cahokia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
  • Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <4>
• Shiloh
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <4>
• Swansea
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swansea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
  • Swansea is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <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 Wilderman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilderman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilderman ...

Looking for more information about Wilderman? 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 Wilderman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wilderman.

Adding Wilderman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilderman 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 Wilderman was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilderman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.co.st-clair.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov