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Welcome to Wilsey ...

Wilsey is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Wilsey is located in Parmer County<1>.

Wilsey is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Wilsey is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Wilsey (for example, toward Clovis (NM)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Wilsey: 806

Communities Also Named Wilsey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wilsey - they are located in Kansas and Montana.

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

Communities near Wilsey ...

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

  • Clovis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Clovis is located in Curry County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,091 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clovis <3>
  • Friona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bovina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Farwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Texico
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Texico is located in Curry County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texico
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,062 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texico <3>
  • Lazbuddie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Muleshoe
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Arch
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Arch is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
  • Bellview
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bellview is located in Curry County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
  • Portales
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Portales is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales <3>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilsey ...

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

Adding Wilsey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilsey 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 Wilsey was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilsey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Parmer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilsey - 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.