Welcome to Wilmer ...

The town of Wilmer is located in Mobile County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilmer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Wilmer is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wilmer lies within the (251) area code.

The ZIP code for Wilmer: 36587<4>

Communities Also Named Wilmer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Wilmer - they are located in British Columbia, Louisiana, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Wilmer ...

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

• Prichard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
  • Prichard is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prichard <5>
• Saraland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saraland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saraland
  • Saraland is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saraland <5>
• Satsuma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satsuma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsuma
  • Satsuma is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satsuma <5>
• Semmes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semmes
  • Semmes is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Semmes <5>
• Chickasaw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
  • Chickasaw is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickasaw <5>
• Lucedale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
  • Lucedale is located in George County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <5>
• Howell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Howell is located in George County (MS)
• Agricola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
  • Agricola is located in George County (MS)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agricola <5>
• Chunchula
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
  • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
• Hurley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
  • Hurley is located in Jackson County (MS)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <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 Wilmer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilmer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilmer ...

Looking for more information about Wilmer? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wilmer, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wilmer.

Adding Wilmer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wilmer post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilmer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mobile County: www.mobilecounty.org/

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