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Welcome to Wilmeth ...

Wilmeth is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Wilmeth is located in Runnels County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilmeth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Wilmeth is 1,970 feet [600 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wilmeth: 325

Communities near Wilmeth ...

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

  • Ballinger
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Winters
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bronte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wingate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Norton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fort Chadbourne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fort Chadbourne is located in Coke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chadbourne
  • Maverick ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Maverick is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maverick
  • Hylton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hylton is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton
  • Guion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Guion is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilmeth ...

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

Adding Wilmeth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilmeth 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 Wilmeth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wilmeth post office opened in 1907. The Wilmeth post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilmeth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Runnels, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilmeth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/