Welcome to Wilkinson ...

Wilkinson is located in Lincoln County<1>.

Wilkinson is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wilkinson: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Wilkinson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Wilkinson: This one is located in Lincoln County and the other is located in Wilkinson County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 13 communities that are also named Wilkinson - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wilkinson ...

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

• McComb
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • McComb is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <4>
• Brookhaven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Brookhaven is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,861 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <4>
• Magnolia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Magnolia is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <4>
• Summit
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Summit is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <4>
• Wellman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
• Verna
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Verna is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
• Topisaw
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Topisaw is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
• Bear Town
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bear Town is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
• Bacots
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bacots is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
• Holmesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Holmesville is located in Pike County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilkinson ...

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