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Welcome to Wilson Creek ...

So far, we found very little information about Wilson Creek. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wilson Creek to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wilson Creek, please Contact Us.


Wilson Creek would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Wilson Creek: Wilson Crk. (or less commonly used: Wilson Ck. or Wilson Cr.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wilson Creek is 6,980 feet [2,128 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wilson Creek is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Wilson Creek was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Wilson Creek was located: 775

Communities Also Named Wilson Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Wilson Creek - they are located in British Columbia, Kansas (2), New York, Pennsylvania and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilson Creek.

Communities near Wilson Creek ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Wilson Creek.

  • Jackrabbit ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackrabbit is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackrabbit
  • Spring Valley
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Spring Valley is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Shoshone ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Shoshone is located in White Pine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshone
  • Burbank ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Burbank is located in Millard County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
  • Mercury Springs ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mercury Springs is located in Beaver County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury Springs

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wilson Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilson Creek.

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

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 Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilson Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.