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Welcome to Wilawana ...

Wilawana is located in Bradford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilawana, 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.

Wilawana is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wilawana: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Wilawana ...

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

  • Elmira
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <4>
  • Horseheads
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sayre
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sayre is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <4>
  • Waverly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Waverly is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
  • Owego
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Owego is located in Tioga County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <4>
  • Elmira Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Athens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Towanda
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Troy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Troy is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • South Waverly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • South Waverly is located in Bradford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilawana ...

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

Adding Wilawana to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilawana.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bradford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilawana - 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Wilawana area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Wilawana 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.