Welcome to Wilmot ...

Wilmot is located in Michigan's Thumb.

Wilmot is located in Tuscola County<1>.

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

Wilmot is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Wilmot lies within the (989) area code.

Communities Also Named Wilmot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Wilmot - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, New Brunswick (2), New Hampshire, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island (3), South Dakota, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wilmot ...

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

• Caro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
  • Caro is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caro <3>
• Sandusky
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
  • Former name for Sandusky:
  • Sanilac Centre
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <3>
• Cass City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cass City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass City
  • Cass City is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass City <3>
• Marlette
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlette
  • Marlette is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlette <3>
• North Branch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
  • North Branch is located in Lapeer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branch <3>
• Mayville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Mayville is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayville <3>
• Fairgrove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
  • Fairgrove is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairgrove <3>
• Unionville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <3>
• Kingston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <3>
• Akron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Tuscola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilmot ...

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

Adding Wilmot to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilmot.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tuscola County: www.tuscolacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/