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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)
    • Berry is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
    • 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)
    • Parrish is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
  • Oakman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Oakman is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
    • 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)
    • Alta is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
  • New Lexington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • Patton Junction ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Patton Junction is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
  • Patton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Patton is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Samantha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
  • Corona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Corona is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Bull City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City

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 (so far) for Wiley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wiley post office opened in 1888. The Wiley post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wiley.

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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/