Welcome to Wimer ...

Wimer is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wimer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Wimer is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wimer lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Wimer: (541) & (458)<3>

Websites for Wimer ...

Junior League:   www.jlojc.com/

Communities Also Named Wimer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wimer - it's located in Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Wimer ...

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

• Grants Pass
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants Pass
  • Grants Pass is located in Josephine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants Pass <4>
• Central Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
  • Central Point is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Point <4>
• Eagle Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
  • Eagle Point is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Point <4>
• Shady Cove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Cove
  • Shady Cove is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Cove <4>
• Jacksonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Rogue River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogue River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogue River
  • Rogue River is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogue River <4>
• Gold Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Gold Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Hill <4>
• Glendale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <4>
• Sams Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sams Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
  • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
• Placer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placer
  • Placer is located in Josephine 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 Wimer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wimer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wimer ...

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

Adding Wimer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wimer post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wimer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/