Welcome to Wiley ...

Wiley is located in Tuscaloosa County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Wiley: (205)

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 a Google Map centered on Berry
  • 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
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Parrish
• 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 a Google Map centered on Oakman
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <4>
• New Lexington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on New Lexington
• 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
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Patton
• Samantha
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
  • Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Samantha
• Corona
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Corona is located in Walker County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Corona
• Bull City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
  • Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Bull City
• Coal Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
  • Coal Valley is located in Walker County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Coal Valley

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.<6>

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/