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Welcome to Wilsons Mills ...

Wilsons Mills is located in Oxford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilsons Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Wilsons Mills: Wilsons Mls. (or less commonly used: Wilsons Mlls.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wilsons Mills for more information about variations on the name of Wilsons Mills.

Wilsons Mills is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wilsons Mills: 207

Communities Also Named Wilsons Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Wilsons Mills - they are located in Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wilsons Mills ...

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

  • Rangeley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Pittsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Errol
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarksville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Clarksville is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
  • Upton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Magalloway Plantation
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Magalloway Plantation is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magalloway Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
  • Dixs Grant
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dixs Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixs Grant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
  • Second College Grant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Second College Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second College Grant
  • Ervings Location
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ervings Location is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervings Location
  • Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilsons Mills ...

Looking for more information about Wilsons Mills? 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 Wilsons Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wilsons Mills.

Adding Wilsons Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilsons Mills 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 (so far) for Wilsons Mills was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilsons Mills.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Oxford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilsons Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.