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Welcome to Wimmer ...

Wimmer is located in Barton County<1>.

Wimmer is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wimmer: 417

Communities Also Named Wimmer ...

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

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

Communities near Wimmer ...

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

  • Pittsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittsburg is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <3>
  • Lamar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Frontenac
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Girard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Girard is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <3>
  • Arma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Arma is located in Crawford County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arma <3>
  • Jasper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mulberry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Sheldon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Purcell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mindenmines
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wimmer ...

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

Adding Wimmer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wimmer.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Barton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wimmer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.