Wilmer, Alabama


Wilmer is an unincorporated community in Mobile County, Alabama, United States.

History

Wilmer was named in honor of Richard Hooker Wilmer, the second bishop of Alabama in the Episcopal Church. A post office first opened under the name Wilmer in 1894. Wilmer's first mayor was Perry Walter Evans, who also founded Wilmer's fire department.

Demographics

Wilmer was an incorporated community, incorporating around 1970. It formally disincorporated effective September 30, 1993.

Geography

Wilmer is located in southwest Alabama northwest of Mobile and near the Alabama-Mississippi border. The community lies on U.S. Route 98 and is two miles northwest of Big Creek Lake. The elevation is.

Education

operates public schools serving the area.
Elementary schools with Wilmer, Alabama addresses include: Wilmer Elementary School, Turner Elementary School, and Tanner Williams Elementary School, Areas within these boundaries are zoned to Semmes Middle School and Mary G. Montgomery High School.