Welcome to Wilbon ...

Wilbon is located in Wake County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Wilbon, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilbon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Wilbon is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wilbon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Wilbon: (919) & (984)<4>

Communities near Wilbon ...

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

• Raleigh
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <5>
• Cary
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
  • Cary is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <5>
• Apex
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apex have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
  • Apex is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <5>
• Holly Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Holly Springs is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <5>
• Garner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
  • Garner is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <5>
• Fuquay - Varina
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuquay - Varina have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuquay - Varina
  • Fuquay - Varina is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fuquay - Varina <5>
• Morrisville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Durham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <5>
• Angier
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angier
  • Angier is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angier <5>
• Lillington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillington
  • Lillington is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillington <5>
• Coats
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
  • Coats is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coats <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilbon ...

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

Adding Wilbon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilbon 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 Wilbon was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilbon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilbon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/