Welcome to Wilton Center ...

Wilton Center is located in Will County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilton Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Wilton Center: Wilton Ctr. (or less commonly used: Wilton Cen., Wilton Cent. or Wilton Cntr.)

Wilton Center is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Wilton Center and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Wilton Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wilton Center - they are located in Maine and New Hampshire.

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

Communities near Wilton Center ...

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

• Joliet
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
  • Joliet is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <4>
• Orland Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Park
  • Orland Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland Park <4>
• Tinley Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
  • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <4>
• Chicago Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Heights
  • Chicago Heights is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago Heights <4>
• New Lenox
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lenox
  • New Lenox is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lenox <4>
• Lockport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
• Kankakee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
  • Kankakee is located in Kankakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kankakee <4>
• Homer Glen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Glen
  • Homer Glen is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,281 people
  • Homer Glen has also been known as:
  • Homer Glen village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer Glen <4>
• Park Forest
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Forest
  • Park Forest is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Forest <4>
• Crest Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
  • Crest Hill is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crest Hill <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilton Center ...

Looking for more information about Wilton Center? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wilton Center, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wilton Center.

Adding Wilton Center to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wilton Center post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilton Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/

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