Welcome to Wilson ...

Wilson is located in Weber County<1>.

The location of Wilson 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Wilson is 4,270 feet [1,301 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Wilson is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Wilson lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Wilson: (801) and (385)<4>

Communities Also Named Wilson ...

While we believe that this Wilson is located in Weber County, we know of another 2 Utah communities named Wilson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Davis and Salt Lake County.

Beyond Utah, 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), Ohio (4), Oklahoma (3), Ontario (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (5), 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.

• Layton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
  • Layton is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Layton <5>
• Roy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
  • Roy is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <5>
• Kaysville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaysville
  • Kaysville is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaysville <5>
• Syracuse
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <5>
• Clearfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <5>
• Farmington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <5>
• Clinton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• North Ogden
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogden
  • North Ogden is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ogden <5>
• Brigham City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
  • Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
  • Former names for Brigham City:
  • Box Elder
  • Youngsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <5>
• South Ogden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ogden
  • South Ogden is located in Weber County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,133 people
  • South Ogden has also been known as:
  • South Ogden City

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilson ...

Looking for more information about Wilson? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wilson.

Adding Wilson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilson 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wilson post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Weber County: www.co.weber.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/