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Welcome to Wilburn ...

Wilburn is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Wilburn is located in Cleburne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilburn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Wilburn is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wilburn: 501

The ZIP code for Wilburn: 72179<3>

Communities Also Named Wilburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Wilburn - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Nova Scotia, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Wilburn ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilburn ...

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

Adding Wilburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilburn 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 Wilburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wilburn post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilburn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Cleburne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilburn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Wilburn). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wilburn or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/