Welcome to Wilson ...
The city of Wilson is located Wilson is located in Comanche County<1>. The location of 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 Wilson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884. The community of Wilson is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Wilson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time While we believe that this Wilson is located in Comanche County, we know of another 4 Texas communities named Wilson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dickens, Falls, Kaufman and Lynn County. Beyond Texas, 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, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina (3), Ohio (4), Oklahoma (3), Ontario (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), Quebec, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah (3), Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia (4), Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilson. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wilson. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created 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. Looking for more information about 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 Wilson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wilson. 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> We also found Wilson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilson.
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From that list, the Wilson post office opened in 1884.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Comanche, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> 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. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. <6> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/