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Welcome to Wilburton ...

Wilburton is located in Morton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilburton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Wilburton is 3,420 feet [1,042 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Wilburton is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Wilburton (for example, toward Campo (CO)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Wilburton: 620

Communities Also Named Wilburton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wilburton - they are located in Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Communities near Wilburton ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Wilburton.

  • Elkhart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rolla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rolla is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Richfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Richfield is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Eva
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Eva is located in Texas County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eva
  • Straight
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Straight is located in Texas County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight
  • Hugoton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Hugoton is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugoton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,678 people
    • Former name for Hugoton:
    • Hugo
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugoton <3>
  • Platt City ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Platt City is located in Stanton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt City
    • Platt City has also been known as:
    • Platt
  • Stonington
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilburton ...

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

Adding Wilburton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilburton 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 Wilburton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wilburton post office opened in 1913. The Wilburton post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilburton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Morton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilburton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/