Welcome to Wileys Cove ...

Wileys Cove is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Wileys Cove is located in Searcy County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wileys Cove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1842.

A typical abbreviation for Wileys Cove: Wileys Cv.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wileys Cove for more information about variations on the name of Wileys Cove.

Wileys Cove is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wileys Cove is located in the (870) area code.

Communities near Wileys Cove ...

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

• Clinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Marshall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Searcy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• Shirley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Shirley is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <4>
• Saint Joe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
  • Saint Joe is located in Searcy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joe <4>
• Big Flat
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flat
  • Big Flat is located in Baxter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Flat <4>
• Gilbert
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Searcy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <4>
• Rumley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
  • Rumley is located in Van Buren County
• Baker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in Searcy County
• Dennard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennard
  • Dennard is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennard <4>
• Lone Pine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Lone Pine is located in Searcy County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wileys Cove ...

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

Adding Wileys Cove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wileys Cove post office opened in 1842.

We also found Wileys Cove on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wileys Cove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/