Welcome to Wilson ...

Wilson is located in Owyhee County<1>.

The location of Wilson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Wilson is 2,320 feet [707 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Wilson is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Wilson: (208) and (986)<4>

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, Florida, Georgia, 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.

• Nampa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nampa
  • Nampa is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nampa <5>
• Kuna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuna
  • Kuna is located in Ada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kuna <5>
• Marsing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsing
  • Marsing is located in Owyhee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marsing <5>
• Melba
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
  • Melba is located in Canyon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melba <5>
• Bowmont
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmont
  • Bowmont is located in Canyon County
• Murphy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Murphy is located in Owyhee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <5>
• Riverside
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Canyon County
• Kings Corner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Corner
  • Kings Corner is located in Canyon County
• Swan Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Falls
  • Swan Falls is located in Ada County
• Huston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huston
  • Huston is located in Canyon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huston <5>

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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 1897.

We also found Wilson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Idaho (1925).

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 Owyhee County: www.owyheecounty.net/

The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/