Welcome to Wiley (aka 'Wileys') ...

Wiley is located in Mason County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wiley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Wiley is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Wiley: (231)

The community of Wiley has also been called Wileys.

Communities Also Named Wiley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Wiley - they are located in Alabama (3), British Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wiley ...

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

• Ludington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
  • Ludington is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludington <3>
• Hart
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • Hart is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <3>
• Shelby
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <3>
• Scottville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
  • Scottville is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
  • Scottville has also been known as:
  • Mason Center
  • Sweetland
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <3>
• Pentwater
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentwater
  • Pentwater is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pentwater <3>
• Custer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Custer is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Former names for Custer:
  • Black Creek
  • Ferryville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <3>
• Walkerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
  • Walkerville is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerville <3>
• Fountain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Fountain is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <3>
• Free Soil
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Soil
  • Free Soil is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Free Soil <3>
• Amber
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
  • Amber is located in Mason County
  • Amber has also been known as:
  • Slaughtburg

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wiley ...

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

Adding Wiley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wiley post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wiley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/