Welcome to Wilbern ...

Wilbern is located in Marshall County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Wilbern: WIL-buhrn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilbern, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1929.

Wilbern is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Wilbern ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wilbern - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Wilbern ...

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

• Washington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Chillicothe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
  • Chillicothe is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <5>
• Peoria Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Heights
  • Peoria Heights is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria Heights <5>
• Eureka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <5>
• Metamora
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metamora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metamora
  • Metamora is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metamora <5>
• Germantown Hills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown Hills
  • Germantown Hills is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown Hills <5>
• Henry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Henry is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <5>
• Roanoke
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <5>
• Minonk
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minonk
  • Minonk is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minonk <5>
• Lacon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
  • Lacon is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilbern ...

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

Adding Wilbern to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wilbern post office opened in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilbern.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marshall County: www.co.marshall.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov