Welcome to Wilkinsville ...

Wilkinsville is located in Cherokee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilkinsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

Wilkinsville is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Wilkinsville: (864)

Websites for Wilkinsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokeechamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Wilkinsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Wilkinsville: This one is located in Cherokee County and the other is located in Union County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 3 communities that are also named Wilkinsville - they are located in Arkansas and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Wilkinsville ...

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

• Gaffney
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
  • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <4>
• York
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Union
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
• Clover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <4>
• Pacolet
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
  • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>
• Cowpens
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
  • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <4>
• Blacksburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <4>
• Jonesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Grover
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
  • Grover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover <4>
• Pacolet Mills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet Mills
  • Pacolet Mills is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet Mills <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilkinsville ...

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

Adding Wilkinsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wilkinsville post office opened in 1831.

We also found Wilkinsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilkinsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/