Welcome to East Wilson ...

East Wilson is located in Niagara County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for East Wilson: E. Wilson

East Wilson is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

East Wilson lies within the (716) area code.

Communities Also Named East Wilson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Wilson - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near East Wilson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Wilson.

• Amherst
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the south of East Wilson.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,967 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Amherst
• Niagara Falls
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Niagara Falls lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the southwest of East Wilson.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Niagara Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls<5>
• Tonawanda
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonawanda
  • Tonawanda lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the south of East Wilson.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,291 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonawanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Tonawanda
• Niagara Falls
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Niagara Falls lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the southwest of East Wilson.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,392 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Niagara Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls<5>
• Clarence
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Clarence lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the southeast of East Wilson.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,026 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Clarence
• North Tonawanda
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
  • North Tonawanda lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the south of East Wilson.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on North Tonawanda
• Grand Island
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
  • Grand Island lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the southwest of East Wilson.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,767 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Grand Island
• Lockport
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport lies 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the southeast of East Wilson.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Lockport
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport<5>
• Lockport
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the southeast of East Wilson.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,834 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Lockport
• Wheatfield
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatfield
  • Wheatfield lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the southwest of East Wilson.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,988 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Wheatfield

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Wilson ...

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

Adding East Wilson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Wilson 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 that we've found for East Wilson was the Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found East Wilson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for East Wilson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Wilson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/