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Welcome to Wilson ...

Wilson is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Wilson is located in Dickens County<1>.

Wilson is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wilson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Wilson: 806

Communities Also Named Wilson ...

While we believe that this Wilson is located in Dickens County, we know of another 4 Texas communities named Wilson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Comanche, 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.

Communities near Wilson ...

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

  • Temple
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cameron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Troy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Little River Academy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Little River Academy is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Rosebud
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogers
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lott
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Buckholts
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Barclay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Barclay is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
  • Burlington
    (4 miles [6.4 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 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Dickens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.