Welcome to Wilma ...

So far, we found very little information about Wilma. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wilma to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wilma, please Contact Us.

Wilma would have been located within present day Whitman County<2>.

The location of Wilma has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wilma is 2,500 feet [762 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Wilma is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Wilma was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Wilma once stood is in the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Wilma ...

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

Communities near Wilma ...

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

• Pullman
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
  • Pullman is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pullman <5>
• Moscow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Moscow is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <5>
• Clarkston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston
  • Clarkston is located in Asotin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkston <5>
• Colfax
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <5>
• Palouse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palouse
  • Palouse is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palouse <5>
• Genesee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
  • Genesee is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <5>
• Troy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Latah County (ID)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Albion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <5>
• Colton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
  • Colton is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <5>
• Uniontown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <5>

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

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

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

Adding Wilma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilma 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 Wilma was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Wilma mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilma.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Whitman County: www.whitmancounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/