Welcome to Wilks ...
Wilks is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.
Wilks is located in Pemiscot County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
Time Zone: Wilks lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Wilks lies within the (573) area code.
Communities Also Named Wilks ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wilks - it's located in Arkansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilks.
Adding Wilks to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wilks in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wilks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
From that list, the Wilks post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilks.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Pemiscot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |