Welcome to Wilsonville ...
Wilsonville is located in Windham County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilsonville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.
Wilsonville is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wilsonville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wilsonville: 860 & 959<3>
Communities Also Named Wilsonville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Wilsonville - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilsonville.
Communities near Wilsonville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wilsonville.
- Worcester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
- Worcester is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184,570 people
- Woonsocket
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Smithfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,842 people
- Grafton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,082 people
- Killingly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Burrillville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrillville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Southbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Northbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbridge
- Northbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,621 people
- Uxbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Wilsonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilsonville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wilsonville. 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 Wilsonville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilsonville. See our Newspapers Page for Wilsonville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilsonville ...
Looking for more information about Wilsonville? 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 Wilsonville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wilsonville.
Adding Wilsonville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wilsonville 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 Wilsonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Wilsonville post office opened in 1868.
We also found Wilsonville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilsonville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilsonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Windham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilsonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 860 code has been Overlayed with the 959 area code. New phone numbers in the Wilsonville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 860 or 959. As a result, placing a call in the Wilsonville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |