Welcome to Wilburtha ...

Wilburtha is located in Mercer County<1>.

The location of Wilburtha has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilburtha, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Wilburtha is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wilburtha is within the boundaries of the (609) area code.

Communities near Wilburtha ...

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

• Trenton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
• Burlington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Bristol
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
• Morrisville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Morrisville is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <4>
• Doylestown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylestown
  • Doylestown is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doylestown <4>
• Hatboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatboro
  • Hatboro is located in Montgomery County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatboro <4>
• Jenkintown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkintown
  • Jenkintown is located in Montgomery County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkintown <4>
• Bordentown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
  • Bordentown is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
• Lambertville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertville
  • Lambertville is located in Hunterdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
• New Britain
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
  • New Britain is located in Bucks County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Britain <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 Wilburtha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilburtha.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilburtha ...

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

Adding Wilburtha to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilburtha 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 Wilburtha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wilburtha post office opened in 1883.

We also found Wilburtha in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilburtha.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mercer County: www.mercercounty.org/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/