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Welcome to Willeyton ...

Willeyton is located in Gates County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willeyton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Willeyton is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Willeyton: 252

Communities near Willeyton ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willeyton ...

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

Adding Willeyton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willeyton 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 Willeyton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Willeyton post office opened in 1886. The Willeyton post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willeyton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Gates, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willeyton - 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/