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Welcome to Wilna ...

Wilna is located in Williams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Wilna is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wilna: 419 & 567<3>

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 Mexico, New York 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.

  • Defiance
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bryan is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <4>
  • Napoleon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Wauseon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Archbold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Montpelier
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hicksville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgerton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • West Unity
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pioneer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Wilna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wilna post office opened in 1898. The Wilna post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilna.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Williams, 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>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 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Wilna area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Wilna 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.
<5>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/