Welcome to Wilmington ...

Wilmington is located in Houston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilmington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

When the people of Wilmington refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Wilmingtonian<3>

Wilmington is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Wilmington lies within the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Wilmington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Wilmington - they are located in Alabama, California, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Utah, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Wilmington ...

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

• Waukon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
  • Waukon is located in Allamakee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <5>
• Caledonia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <5>
• Spring Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
  • Spring Grove is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <5>
• Houston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
  • Houston is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <5>
• Stoddard
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
  • Stoddard is located in Vernon County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
• Mabel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Mabel is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <5>
• Hokah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokah
  • Hokah is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokah <5>
• Brownsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
• New Albin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albin
  • New Albin is located in Allamakee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albin <5>
• Canton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <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 Wilmington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilmington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilmington ...

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

Adding Wilmington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilmington 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 Wilmington was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilmington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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