Wilson Ohio Map

About Wilson, Ohio

Wilson is a locality in Monroe County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 129. The population density is 122.1 people per km². Wilson is located at 39.8567°N, 81.0668°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Wilson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 43716.

Wilson occupies a landscape defined by the patient, persistent work of inland geology, where the ground rises in quiet swells toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Pugh Ridge. It lies 29.9 miles south-southeast of West Chester, OH (from West Chester, OH: bearing 151°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north-northeast of Woodsfield. The light here catches the damp, dark earth of the fields, illuminating the way the terrain dips into the deep, shaded basin of Reeves Hollow before ascending toward the horizon. Piney Creek moves with a deliberate, low-voiced rhythm through the brush, carving a path that separates the quiet, worked land from the deeper, tangled green of Sunfish Creek State Forest that waits miles away. The surface of Switzerland Lake mirrors the vast, changing sky, its stillness acting as a counterpoint to the subtle, restless movement of the wind across the open plains.

Wilson bears the quiet weight of generations who carved a living from the soil and the stubborn, rocky veins of the earth. The local economy persists with a steady, unadorned focus, reflecting a history shaped by the slow, seasonal pulse of inland labor and the quietude of a place that prefers the long view. Near the edge of the community, the Switzerland of Ohio Country Club offers a patch of manicured order against the sprawling, rugged backdrop of the region. Life in Wilson moves in a measured cadence, marked by the distinct, crisp clarity of the air as the sun wanes and the shadows stretch long and thin across the gravel roads.

About This Wilson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wilson, Ohio. Coordinates: 39.856739, -81.06677. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Wilson includes the ZIP code (43716), telephone area code (740), county seat of Monroe County (Woodsfield), and school district assignment (Switzerland of Ohio Local School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.