Welcome to Wilson ...

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

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

Wilson would have been located within present day Madison County<2>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wilson is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Wilson ...

While we believe that this Wilson is located in Madison County, we know of another 3 Ohio communities named Wilson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Adams, Marion and Monroe County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 85 communities that are also named Wilson - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (3), California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (6), Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina (3), Oklahoma (3), Ontario (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (5), Utah (3), Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia (4), Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Wilson ...

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

• Grove City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <5>
• Hilliard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
  • Hilliard is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilliard <5>
• Plain City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
  • Plain City is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain City <5>
• Jefferson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Madison County
• West Jefferson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
  • West Jefferson is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
• Mount Sterling
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Mount Sterling is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <5>
• Mechanicsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <5>
• South Charleston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <5>
• Jeffersonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <5>
• Urbancrest
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbancrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbancrest
  • Urbancrest is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/