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Wilma

Ghost town · Whitman County, Washington

Pullman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Pullman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wilma is a ghost town in Whitman County, Washington. It is one of 9 former communities in Whitman County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 35 Washington counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wilma as a historical populated place on the Pullman topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 46.6816° N, 117.1493° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePullman
Elevation2,509 ft
Nearest living townPullman, WA
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1511573
Coordinates46.68155, -117.14934

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What's there now

Wilma is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pullman, WA (population 31,939), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,509 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Wilma?

Wilma is in Whitman County, Washington, at 46.6816, -117.1493.

How many ghost towns are in Whitman County?

Whitman County, Washington has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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