Welcome to Wiginton ...

Wiginton is located in Marion County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wiginton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Wiginton is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wiginton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Wiginton: (205) & (659)<4>

Communities near Wiginton ...

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

• Russellville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <5>
• Hamilton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
• Haleyville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleyville
  • Haleyville is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haleyville <5>
• Red Bay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bay
  • Red Bay is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bay <5>
• Phil Campbell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil Campbell
  • Phil Campbell is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phil Campbell <5>
• Bear Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
  • Bear Creek is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Creek <5>
• Brilliant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
  • Brilliant is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <5>
• Twin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
  • Twin is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
• Weston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Weston is located in Marion County
• Vina
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
  • Vina is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wiginton ...

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

Adding Wiginton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wiginton post office opened in 1903.

We also found Wiginton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wiginton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marion County: www.sonet.net/marioncounty/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/