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Welcome to Wilmar ...

Wilmar is primarily located in Beaufort County<1>. A portion of Wilmar extends into Craven County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilmar, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

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

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

Area Code for Wilmar: 252

Communities Also Named Wilmar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Wilmar - they are located in Arkansas, California, Iowa and Minnesota.

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

Communities near Wilmar ...

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

  • Greenville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Winterville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ayden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Grifton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Vanceboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Chocowinity
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Simpson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Simpson is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Bridgeton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Grimesland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Grimesland is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimesland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilmar ...

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

Adding Wilmar to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wilmar post office opened in 1913. The Wilmar post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilmar.

Footnotes ...

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