Welcome to Wilbur ...
So far, we found very little information about Wilbur. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wilbur to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wilbur, please Contact Us.
Wilbur would have been located within present day Lawrence County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Wilbur, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilbur, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wilbur is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Wilbur was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Wilbur, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Wilbur would have been located in the (606) area code.
Communities Also Named Wilbur ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Wilbur - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, 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.
- Paintsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintsville
- Paintsville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paintsville <5>
- Louisa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <5>
- Fort Gay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Inez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Inez is located in Martin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <5>
- Sandy Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <5>
- Blaine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <5>
- Charley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Ledocio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledocio
- Ledocio is located in Lawrence County
- Prosperity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosperity have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
- Ellen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.
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.<7>
From that list, the Wilbur post office opened in 1883.
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 ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wilbur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilbur - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |