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Welcome to Wilbert ...

Wilbert is located in Martin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilbert, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Wilbert is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wilbert: 507 & 924<3>

Communities Also Named Wilbert ...

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

  • Fairmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Estherville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sherburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Armstrong
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Armstrong is located in Emmet County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Trimont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Welcome
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Swea City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ringsted
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ceylon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Granada
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilbert ...

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

Adding Wilbert to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wilbert post office opened in 1898. The Wilbert post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilbert.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Martin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilbert - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 507 code has been Overlayed with the 924 area code. New phone numbers in the Wilbert area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Wilbert area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/