Welcome to Wilson ...

Wilson is located in Eau Claire County<1>.

Wilson is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wilson: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Wilson ...

While we believe that this Wilson is located in Eau Claire County, we know of another 2 Wisconsin communities named Wilson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chippewa and Saint Croix County.

Beyond Wisconsin, 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), Utah (3), Virginia (3), Washington, West Virginia (4) 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.

• Chippewa Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
• Lake Hallie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
• Stanley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Stanley is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
• Osseo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Osseo is located in Trempealeau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
• Thorp
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Thorp is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
• Augusta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
• Cadott
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cadott is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadott
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
• Fall Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
• Fairchild
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Fairchild is located in Eau Claire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
• Boyd
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Boyd is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people

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.