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Welcome to Wilson ...

Wilson is located in Weber County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Wilson is 4,270 feet [1,301 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Wilson is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Wilson lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Wilson: 801 & 385<3>

Communities Also Named Wilson ...

While we believe that this Wilson is located in Weber County, we know of another 2 Utah communities named Wilson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Davis and Salt Lake County.

Beyond Utah, 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, Texas (5), 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.

  • Layton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Roy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Roy is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roy <4>
  • Kaysville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Syracuse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Clearfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Farmington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Clinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • North Ogden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brigham City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
    • Former names for Brigham City:
    • Box Elder
    • Youngsville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <4>
  • South Ogden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Ogden is located in Weber County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ogden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,133 people
    • South Ogden has also been known as:
    • South Ogden City

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.

Adding Wilson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wilson post office opened in 1883. The Wilson post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Weber, 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>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 801 code has been Overlayed with the 385 area code. New phone numbers in the Wilson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 801 or 385. As a result, placing a call in the 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/