Welcome to Wylie ...
Wylie is located in Red Lake County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wylie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
Wylie is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wylie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Wylie: 218
Communities Also Named Wylie ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named Wylie: This one is located in Red Lake County and the other is located in Polk County.
Beyond Minnesota, there are 6 communities that are also named Wylie - they are located in Missouri, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wylie.
Communities near Wylie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wylie.
- Thief River Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thief River Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thief River Falls
- Thief River Falls is located in Pennington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thief River Falls <4>
- Crookston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lake Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lake Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake Falls
- Red Lake Falls is located in Red Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lake Falls <4>
- Plummer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plummer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Plummer is located in Red Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Saint Hilaire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Hilaire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
- Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Brooks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Brooks is located in Red Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Viking
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
- Viking is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Dorothy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorothy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
- Gentilly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Gentilly is located in Polk County
- Euclid
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Euclid is located in Polk County
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 Wylie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wylie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wylie. 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 Wylie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wylie. See our Newspapers Page for Wylie.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wylie ...
Looking for more information about Wylie? 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 Wylie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wylie.
Adding Wylie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wylie 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 Wylie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wylie post office opened in 1883.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wylie.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Red Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wylie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |