Welcome to Wilbur ...

Wilbur is located in Ulster County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilbur, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Wilbur is near sea level<3>.

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

Websites for Wilbur ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Wilbur, the following might be of interest:

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, Kentucky, Missouri, 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.

• Poughkeepsie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
  • Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <4>
• New Paltz
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
  • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <4>
• Saugerties
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugerties
  • Saugerties is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <4>
• Rhinebeck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <4>
• Red Hook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <4>
• Millbrook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
  • Millbrook is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <4>
• Tivoli
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
  • Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <4>
• Lefever Falls
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls
  • Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
• Binnewater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binnewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnewater
  • Binnewater is located in Ulster County
• Jockey Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jockey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
  • Jockey Hill is located in Ulster County

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.<5>

From that list, the Wilbur post office opened in 1858.

We also found Wilbur in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/