Welcome to Wiley ...
Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wiley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Wiley is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wiley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wiley: 205 & 659<3>
Communities Also Named Wiley ...
While we believe that this Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Wiley. Those communities are located in the following counties: Montgomery and Pike County.
Beyond Alabama, there are 15 communities that are also named Wiley - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wiley.
Communities near Wiley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wiley.
- Berry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Berry is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <4>
- Parrish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Oakman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <4>
- Alta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - New Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lexington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patton Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Patton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Samantha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Corona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Bull City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Wiley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wiley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wiley. 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 Wiley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wiley. See our Newspapers Page for Wiley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wiley ...
Looking for more information about Wiley? 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 Wiley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wiley.
Adding Wiley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wiley 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 Wiley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Wiley post office opened in 1888.
We also found Wiley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wiley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wiley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tuscaloosa County: www.co.tuscaloosa.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tuscaloosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wiley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Wiley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Wiley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |