Welcome to Wilkinson ...

The town of Wilkinson is located in Hancock County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilkinson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wilkinson has a population of 453 people<3> (see below for details).

Wilkinson is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Wilkinson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Wilkinson: (765)

The ZIP code for Wilkinson: 46186<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wilkinson had an population of 453 people. This is an increase of 0.89% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wilkinson had a population of 449 people. This makes Wilkinson the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 449 people, the population of Wilkinson increased 26.12% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 356 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wilkinson.

Communities Also Named Wilkinson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Wilkinson: This one is located in Hancock County and the other is located in Warrick County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 13 communities that are also named Wilkinson - they are located in California, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wilkinson ...

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

• Fishers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Fishers is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <6>
• Anderson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <6>
• Greenfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <6>
• New Castle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <6>
• McCordsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCordsville
  • McCordsville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCordsville <6>
• Cumberland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <6>
• Pendleton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
  • Pendleton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <6>
• Fortville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
  • Fortville is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortville <6>
• Ingalls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Ingalls is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingalls <6>
• New Palestine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
  • New Palestine is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Palestine <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilkinson ...

Looking for more information about Wilkinson? 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 Wilkinson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wilkinson.

Adding Wilkinson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Wilkinson post office opened in 1883.

We also found Wilkinson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilkinson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hancock County: www.hancockcoingov.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov