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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 elevation 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)
    • Atlantic City is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
  • Marysville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Silver City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Wolf Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
  • Lincoln
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Austin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Austin is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Birdseye
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Blossburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Blossburg is located in Powell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg

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 (so far) for Wilborn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wilborn post office opened in 1908. The Wilborn post office closed in 1944.

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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/