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>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Wilson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

The area code for East Wilson: (716)

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.

• Niagara Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls <4>
• Niagara Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Falls
  • Niagara Falls is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara Falls <4>
• North Tonawanda
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
  • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
• Lockport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
• Kenmore
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmore
  • Kenmore is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore <4>
• Tonawanda
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonawanda
  • Tonawanda is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonawanda <4>
• Niagara on the Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara on the Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara on the Lake <4>
• Medina
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
• Williamsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Williamsville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <4>
• Lewiston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>

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 we've found for East Wilson was in the book titled 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, 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/