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Welcome to North Wilson ...

North Wilson is located in Niagara County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Wilson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for North Wilson: N. Wilson

North Wilson is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for North Wilson: 716 & 624<3>

Communities near North Wilson ...

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

  • North Tonawanda
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
  • Lockport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Niagara on the Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Medina
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Lewiston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Youngstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Middleport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lyndonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Barker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Wilson ...

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

Adding North Wilson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North 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 (so far) for North Wilson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Wilson post office opened in 1855. The North Wilson post office closed in 1859.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Wilson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Niagara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Wilson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the North Wilson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the North Wilson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/