Official Name: | Wilmot, North Carolina |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | North Carolina#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Wilmot |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Jackson |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 584 |
Elevation Ft: | 1916 |
Coordinates: | 35.4022°N -83.3131°W |
Postal Code Type: | Zip Code(s) |
Postal Code: | 28789 |
Area Code: | 828 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1023270[1] |
Wilmot is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, North Carolina, United States. Wilmot is located along U.S. Route 74, West of Dillsboro and East of Whittier.
As the Western North Carolina Railroad constructed the Murphy Branch, Wilmot served as a whistle stop and a point of access to the railroad for area logging companies.[2]