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Welcome to Wrights ...Wrights is located in Greene County<1>. The location of Wrights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Wrights, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905. Wrights is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Wrights lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Wrights is located in the (217) area code. The ZIP code for Wrights: 62098<4> Communities Also Named Wrights ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Wrights - they are located in California, Kentucky (3), Maryland (2), Michigan (3), New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wrights. Communities near Wrights ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wrights.
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 Wrights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wrights. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wrights. 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 Wrights. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wrights. See our Newspapers Page for Wrights. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wrights ...Looking for more information about Wrights? 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 Wrights, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wrights. Adding Wrights to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Wrights 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 Wrights was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Wrights in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Wrights post office opened in 1905. For more details, see References and Mentions for Wrights. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wrights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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