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Welcome to Wilford ...

Wilford is located in Fremont County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Wilford is 4,940 feet [1,506 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Wilford is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Wilford lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Wilford: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Wilford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wilford - they are located in Manitoba, Ontario and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Wilford ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilford ...

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

Adding Wilford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wilford post office opened in 1887. The Wilford post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Fremont, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Wilford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Wilford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/