Official Name: | Wilson, Washington |
Pushpin Map: | Washington#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Wilson |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Washington |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lewis |
Timezone: | Pacific (PST) |
Utc Offset: | -8 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation M: | 280 |
Elevation Ft: | 919 |
Coordinates: | 46.4532°N -122.5548°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 98564 |
Area Code: | 360 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1528199[1] |
Wilson, also known as Wilson Village, is an unincorporated community located in Lewis County, Washington. The former town is in a rural area in the mid-south region of the county, south of Winston and south of Mayfield. Communities and towns around Riffe Lake are to the northeast of the area. Wilson is mostly residential in nature.
The community once had a post office that began in 1891 and closed in 1924.[2] The local economy was based on farming and logging, with a focus on shingle production in part due to its location to Salmon Creek, which was used to float the shingles to the Cowlitz River near Toledo.[3] The town was once connected to Toledo by the use of a plank road.[4]
The community had a school and was part of district no. 68. Enrollment was small, with a 1903 report listing 9 students.[5] [6]