Welcome to Wilbert ...

So far, we found very little information about Wilbert. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wilbert to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wilbert, please Contact Us.

Wilbert would have been located within present day West Baton Rouge Parish<2>.

The location of Wilbert has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilbert, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wilbert is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Wilbert was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Wilbert once stood is in the (225) area code.

Communities Also Named Wilbert ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wilbert - they are located in Minnesota and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Wilbert ...

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

• Baton Rouge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baton Rouge <5>
• Central
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <5>
• Zachary
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
  • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <5>
• Baker
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <5>
• Saint Gabriel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Gabriel
  • Saint Gabriel is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Gabriel <5>
• Addis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
  • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <5>
• Plaquemine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaquemine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaquemine
  • Plaquemine is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaquemine <5>
• Port Allen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
  • Port Allen is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allen <5>
• New Roads
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
  • New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <5>
• Brusly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brusly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
  • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <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 Wilbert. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilbert.

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

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

Adding Wilbert to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilbert in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wilbert was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wilbert post office opened in 1904.

We also found Wilbert on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilbert.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for West Baton Rouge Parish: www.wbrcouncil.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/