Welcome to Wilson ...

Wilson is located in Brevard 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 1915.

Wilson is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Wilson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Wilson (for example, toward Sebastian), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Wilson is located in the (321) area code.

Communities Also Named Wilson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 85 communities that are also named Wilson - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (3), California, Connecticut, Delaware, 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), 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.

• Titusville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <4>
• Cocoa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoa
  • Cocoa is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocoa <4>
• Cape Canaveral
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Canaveral
  • Cape Canaveral is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Canaveral <4>
• Oak Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <4>
• Indian River City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River City
  • Indian River City is located in Brevard County
• Mims
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
  • Mims is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mims <4>
• Aurantia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurantia
  • Aurantia is located in Brevard County
• Port Saint John
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint John
  • Port Saint John is located in Brevard County
• Scottsmoor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsmoor
  • Scottsmoor is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsmoor <4>
• Sharpes
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes
  • Sharpes is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpes <4>

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.<5>

From that list, the Wilson post office opened in 1915.

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 Brevard County: www.brevardcounty.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/