Wilmer, Louisiana
Appearance
Wilmer Louisiana | |
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Coordinates: 30°48′51″N 90°21′45″W / 30.81417°N 90.36250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Tangipahoa |
Elevation | 65 ft (20 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 985 |
GNIS feature ID | 556445[1] |
FIPS code | 22-82145 |
Wilmer is an unincorporated hamlet in the rural north of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States.[2] Wilmer is centered on the intersection of LA 10 and LA 1061.
The 1908 Dixie tornados killed four of the settlement's residents.[3]
Notes
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Wilmer LA". Google Maps. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680–1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. Environmental Films. p. 713. ISBN 1-879362-03-1. See also List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks#1900–1919.