Welcome to Wilsonville ...

So far, we found very little information about Wilsonville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wilsonville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wilsonville, please Contact Us.

Wilsonville would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.

The location of Wilsonville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

The pronunciation of Wilsonville: WILL-sun-vil<4>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilsonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wilsonville is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: The area where Wilsonville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wilsonville would have been located in the (704) & (980)<6> area codes.

Communities Also Named Wilsonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Wilsonville: This one is located in Lincoln County and the other is located in Chatham County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 21 communities that are also named Wilsonville - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilsonville.

Communities near Wilsonville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wilsonville.

• Gastonia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonia
  • Gastonia is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gastonia <7>
• Shelby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <7>
• Newton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Catawba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <7>
• Lincolnton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <7>
• Kings Mountain
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
  • Kings Mountain is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Mountain <7>
• Cherryville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Cherryville is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <7>
• Bessemer City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer City
  • Bessemer City is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer City <7>
• Long View
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
  • Long View is located in Catawba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
• Dallas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <7>
• Stanley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wilsonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilsonville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wilsonville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilsonville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilsonville. See our Newspapers Page for Wilsonville.

Adding Wilsonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilsonville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wilsonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Wilsonville post office opened in 1826.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilsonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/