Welcome to Wilsona ...
So far, we found very little information about Wilsona. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wilsona to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wilsona, please Contact Us.
Wilsona would have been located within present day Los Angeles County<2>.
The location of Wilsona has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilsona, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wilsona is 2,720 feet [829 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Wilsona is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Wilsona was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Wilsona ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wilsona.
- Palmdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmdale
- Palmdale is located in Los Angeles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150,498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmdale <5>
- Wilsona Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsona Gardens
- Wilsona Gardens is located in Los Angeles County
- Llano
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llano
- Llano is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Llano <5>
- Pearblossom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearblossom
- Pearblossom is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearblossom <5>
- Big Rock Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Springs
- Big Rock Springs is located in Los Angeles County
- Valyermo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valyermo
- Valyermo is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valyermo <5>
- Littlerock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerock
- Littlerock is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlerock <5>
- Pinon Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon Hills
- Pinon Hills is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinon Hills <5>
- Juniper Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Hills
- Juniper Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Paradise Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Springs
- Paradise Springs is located in Los Angeles County
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 Wilsona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilsona.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wilsona. 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 Wilsona.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilsona. See our Newspapers Page for Wilsona.
Adding Wilsona to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wilsona 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 Wilsona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wilsona post office opened in 1917.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilsona.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 Wilsona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilsona - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |