Welcome to Wilna ...

Wilna is located in Grant County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilna, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Wilna is 4,560 feet [1,390 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wilna is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Wilna lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Wilna and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Wilna is located in the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Wilna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Wilna - they are located in Maryland, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Wilna ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Wilna.

• Separ
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Separ
  • Separ is located in Grant County
• Old Hachita ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hachita
  • Old Hachita is located in Grant County
• Windmill
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill
  • Windmill is located in Hidalgo County
• Deming
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deming
  • Deming is located in Luna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deming <4>
• Sunshine ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
  • Sunshine is located in Luna County
• Lordsburg
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordsburg
  • Lordsburg is located in Hidalgo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lordsburg <4>
• Old Town
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Luna County
• Shakespeare ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare
  • Shakespeare is located in Hidalgo County
  • Former name for Shakespeare:
  • Ralston City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilna ...

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

Adding Wilna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilna 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 Wilna was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilna.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/