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Welcome to Wilna ...

Wilna is located in Grant County<1>.

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

Wilna is 4,560 feet [1,390 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation 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 travel west from Wilna, 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.

Area Code for Wilna: 575

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 10 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
  • Hachita ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hachita
    • Hachita 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
  • Whitewater
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitewater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
    • Whitewater 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)
  • 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)
  • 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.<5> 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilna - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.