Official Name: | Wilson |
Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of West Virginia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | States |
Subdivision Name1: | Maryland and West Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Garrett (Maryland) and Grant (West Virginia) |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 2493 |
Coordinates: | 39.2542°N -79.3978°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1549992 |
Wilson is an unincorporated community located in both Garrett County, Maryland and Grant County, West Virginia, United States. Wilson is located along the North Branch Potomac River, 2miles southwest of Bayard. The West Virginia side of Wilson once had a post office, which closed on July 16, 1988.[1]
George W. Wilson, an early postmaster, gave the community his name.[2]