Welcome to Wilkinson ...

Wilkinson is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Wilkinson is located in Titus County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilkinson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Wilkinson is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wilkinson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Wilkinson: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Wilkinson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Wilkinson - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana (2), Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wilkinson ...

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

• Mount Pleasant
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
• Clarksville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <5>
• Mount Vernon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Naples
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
  • Naples is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Former name for Naples:
  • Station Belden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <5>
• Bogata
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
  • Bogata is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <5>
• Omaha
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 975 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <5>
• Winfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Talco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talco
  • Talco is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talco <5>
• Avery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
  • Avery is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <5>
• Annona
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annona
  • Annona is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annona <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 Wilkinson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilkinson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilkinson ...

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

Adding Wilkinson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Wilkinson in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Wilkinson post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilkinson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Titus County: www.co.tom-green.tx.us/county/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/