Wilmot’s post office opened in 1866, and 63% of its homes were built before 1940
Its Register listings are the Wilmot United Brethren Church and the Walter S. Putman House. Its Register listings are the Wilmot United Brethren Church and the Walter S. Putman House.
How Wilmot began
When was Wilmot founded?
The Wilmot post office opened in 1866, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Freases Store (1836), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2 historic places in Wilmot
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Architectural styles listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Lost post offices and old corners
Wilmot’s post office has been open since 1866. Another post office, Freases Store, opened and closed inside today’s town.
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about Wilmot’s history
What year was Wilmot founded?
The Wilmot post office opened in 1866, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Wilmot?
Two places: the Wilmot United Brethren Church (listed 1976) and the Walter S. Putman House (1992).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From the National Register of Historic Places (2), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.