Welcome to Wilkesboro ...

Wilkesboro is located in Washington County<1>.

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

Wilkesboro was established in 1845.

Wilkesboro is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wilkesboro lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Wilkesboro: (503) & (971)<4>

Communities Also Named Wilkesboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wilkesboro - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Wilkesboro ...

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

• Hillsboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>
• Beaverton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
  • Beaverton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <5>
• Tigard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
  • Tigard is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <5>
• Forest Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
  • Forest Grove is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Grove <5>
• Cornelius
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
  • Cornelius is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <5>
• Scappoose
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scappoose
  • Scappoose is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scappoose <5>
• Vernonia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernonia
  • Vernonia is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernonia <5>
• North Plains
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plains
  • North Plains is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Plains <5>
• Yamhill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yamhill
  • Yamhill is located in Yamhill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yamhill <5>
• Gaston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilkesboro ...

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

Adding Wilkesboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilkesboro 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 Wilkesboro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wilkesboro post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilkesboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/