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Welcome to Wilno ...

Wilno is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilno, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Wilno is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wilno: 507 & 924<3>

Communities Also Named Wilno ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wilno - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Wilno ...

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

  • Canby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <4>
  • Minneota
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Tyler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Tyler is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <4>
  • Hendricks
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lake Benton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lynd
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Ghent
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Russell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Russell is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Porter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Astoria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilno ...

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

Adding Wilno to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilno 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 Wilno was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilno.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilno - 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 Wilno area will be assigned with one of these codes: 507 or 924. As a result, placing a call in the Wilno 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.