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Welcome to Wilbur-by-the-Sea ...

Wilbur-by-the-Sea is located in Volusia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilbur-by-the-Sea, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Wilbur-by-the-Sea is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Wilbur-by-the-Sea lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Wilbur-by-the-Sea: 386

Communities near Wilbur-by-the-Sea ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wilbur-by-the-Sea.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilbur-by-the-Sea ...

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

Adding Wilbur-by-the-Sea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilbur-by-the-Sea 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 Wilbur-by-the-Sea was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wilbur-by-the-Sea post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilbur-by-the-Sea.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Volusia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilbur-by-the-Sea - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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