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Welcome to Wilsons ...

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

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

Wilsons would have been located within present day Etowah County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wilsons is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Wilsons was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Wilsons (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Wilsons ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Wilsons - they are located in Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, New Jersey, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wilsons ...

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

  • Gadsden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Albertville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Boaz
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Boaz is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <4>
  • Rainbow City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Southside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
    • Southside is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <4>
  • Attalla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Glencoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
  • Hokes Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
    • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <4>
  • Centre
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Collinsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wilsons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Etowah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilsons - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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