Welcome to Wilbur ...

Wilbur is located in Morgan County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Wilbur, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilbur, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Wilbur is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wilbur lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Wilbur (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Wilbur ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Wilbur - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilbur.

Communities near Wilbur ...

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

• Plainfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <4>
• Avon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <4>
• Martinsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
• Danville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Mooresville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Mooresville is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <4>
• Bargersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargersville
  • Bargersville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bargersville <4>
• Brooklyn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <4>
• Cloverdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <4>
• Monrovia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monrovia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
  • Monrovia is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monrovia <4>
• Trafalgar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafalgar
  • Trafalgar is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trafalgar <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 Wilbur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilbur.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilbur ...

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

Adding Wilbur to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilbur 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 Wilbur was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wilbur post office opened in 1873.

We also found Wilbur in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilbur.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Morgan County: www.morgancounty-il.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov