Welcome to Wilson ...
So far, we found very little information about Wilson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wilson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wilson, please Contact Us.
Wilson would have been located within present day Greene County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wilson is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Wilson was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Wilson was located: 601 & 769<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, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (6), Iowa (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), 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.
- Richton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Leakesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McLain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Avera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Hillman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Bothwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Clark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Carson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
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.
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 Wilson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Wilson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Wilson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |