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Welcome to Wilmar ...

Wilmar is located in Butler County<1>.

Wilmar is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Wilmar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Wilmar - they are located in Arkansas, California, Minnesota and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Wilmar ...

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

  • Waverly
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Charles City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hampton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Parkersburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Nashua
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
  • Clarksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Shell Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sheffield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sheffield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Greene
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Aplington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilmar ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilmar - 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.