Welcome to Wilkie ...

Wilkie is located in Saint Charles County<1>.

Wilkie is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Wilkie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wilkie - they are located in Kansas, Saskatchewan and Virginia.

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

Communities near Wilkie ...

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

• O'Fallon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <3>
• Saint Charles
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Charles is located in Saint Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <3>
• Saint Peters
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Peters is located in Saint Charles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peters
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peters <3>
• Florissant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
• Chesterfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Chesterfield is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <3>
• University City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• Granite City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Granite City is located in Madison County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite City <3>
• Maryland Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
• Alton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
• Hazelwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hazelwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelwood <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilkie ...

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

Adding Wilkie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilkie.