Welcome to Wilbur ...
Wilbur is located in Douglas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilbur, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.
Wilbur is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wilbur lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wilbur: 541 & 458<3>
Communities Also Named Wilbur ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Wilbur: This one is located in Douglas County and the other is located in Umatilla County.
Beyond Oregon, there are 15 communities that are also named Wilbur - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilbur.
Communities near Wilbur ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wilbur.
- Roseburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Roseburg is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseburg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roseburg
- From Wilbur to Roseburg
- Sutherlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutherlin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Sutherlin is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutherlin <4>
- Winston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Winston is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winston <4>
- Yoncalla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoncalla have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoncalla
- Yoncalla is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoncalla <4>
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>
- Umpqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpqua
- Umpqua is located in Douglas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umpqua <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Umpqua
- From Wilbur to Umpqua
- Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cleveland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Douglas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cleveland
- From Wilbur to Cleveland
- Melrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Melrose is located in Douglas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Melrose
- From Wilbur to Melrose
- Old Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Green is located in Douglas County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Green
- From Wilbur to Green
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 Wilbur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilbur.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wilbur. 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 Wilbur.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilbur. See our Newspapers Page for Wilbur.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilbur ...
Looking for more information about Wilbur? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Wilbur, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wilbur.
Adding Wilbur to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wilbur 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 Wilbur was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Wilbur post office opened in 1860.
We also found Wilbur in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilbur.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilbur. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilbur - 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Wilbur area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Wilbur 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |