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Welcome to Wiest ...

Wiest is located in Imperial County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Wiest, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Wiest is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Wiest lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Wiest and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Telephone area codes for Wiest: (760) & (442)<4>

Communities near Wiest ...

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

  • El Centro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Brawley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Imperial
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Calipatria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Holtville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Westmorland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Alamorio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamorio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamorio
    • Alamorio is located in Imperial County
  • Estelle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Estelle is located in Imperial County
  • Amos ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
    • Amos is located in Imperial County
  • Niland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wiest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wiest.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wiest ...

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

Adding Wiest to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wiest post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wiest.

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

The official website for Imperial County: www.co.imperial.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Imperial, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wiest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (442) is an overlay for area code (760).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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