Welcome to Wilson Creek ...

Wilson Creek is located in Tioga County<1>.

The location of Wilson Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilson Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Wilson Creek: Wilson Crk. (or less commonly used: Wilson Ck. or Wilson Cr.)

Wilson Creek is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wilson Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Wilson Creek: (607)

Websites for Wilson Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tiogachamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Wilson Creek, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Wilson Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Wilson Creek - they are located in British Columbia, Kansas (2), Nevada, Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Communities near Wilson Creek ...

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

• Binghamton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
  • Binghamton is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binghamton <4>
• Johnson City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
  • Johnson City is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <4>
• Endicott
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <4>
• Owego
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owego
  • Owego is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owego <4>
• Dryden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>
• Port Dickinson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Dickinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dickinson
  • Port Dickinson is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
• Greene
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Greene is located in Chenango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <4>
• Newark Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Valley
  • Newark Valley is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark Valley <4>
• Whitney Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Point
  • Whitney Point is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney Point <4>
• Marathon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
  • Marathon is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <4>

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 Wilson Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilson Creek.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wilson Creek. 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 Wilson Creek.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilson Creek ...

Looking for more information about Wilson Creek? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wilson Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wilson Creek.

Adding Wilson Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilson Creek in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wilson Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Wilson Creek on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilson Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilson Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tioga County: www.tiogacountyny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/