RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of North Carolina >> Forsyth County >> WilshireIndex...

Welcome to Wilshire ...

Wilshire is located in Forsyth County<1>.

Wilshire is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wilshire: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Wilshire ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Wilshire - they are located in Georgia (2), Indiana and Maryland (2).

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

Communities near Wilshire ...

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

  • Winston - Salem
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • High Point
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Thomasville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kernersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clemmons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lexington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lewisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Archdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Ridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • King
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilshire ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Forsyth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilshire - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Wilshire area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Wilshire area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.