Welcome to Wilborn ...
Wilborn is located in Lewis and Clark County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilborn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
Wilborn is 4,640 feet [1,414 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Wilborn is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Wilborn lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Wilborn: 406
Communities near Wilborn ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wilborn.
- Canyon Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atlantic City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
- Atlantic City is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Silver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Wolf Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
- Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
- Lincoln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <3>
- Austin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Birdseye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Blossburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blossburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
- Blossburg is located in Powell 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 Wilborn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilborn.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wilborn. 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 Wilborn.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilborn. See our Newspapers Page for Wilborn.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilborn ...
Looking for more information about Wilborn? 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 Wilborn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wilborn.
Adding Wilborn to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wilborn 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 Wilborn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wilborn post office opened in 1908.
We also found Wilborn on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilborn.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Lewis and Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilborn - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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/ |