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 Nye County<2>.
The location of Wilson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wilson is 6,720 feet [2,048 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Wilson is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Wilson was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
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), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, 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 7 communities that are near Wilson.
- Learville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Stargo ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Lander County
- Victorine ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victorine
- Victorine is located in Nye County
- Canyon City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
- Canyon City is located in Lander County
- Lander City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lander City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander City
- Lander City is located in Lander County
- Austin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Lander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <5>
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. 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.
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 1898.
We also found Wilson on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/
The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/
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 Nevada's counties, including Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |