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Welcome to Wilby ...

Wilby is located in Butler County<1>.

Wilby is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wilby: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Wilby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wilby - it's located in British Columbia.

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

Communities near Wilby ...

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

  • Poplar Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Puxico
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Greenville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Ellsinore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Fisk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mill Spring
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Kelly Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Kelly Town is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
  • Rombauer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rombauer is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
  • Wappapello
    (10 miles [16.1 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 Wilby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilby ...

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

Adding Wilby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilby 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 Wilby was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilby.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilby - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Wilby area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Wilby 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.