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Wilson Ohio Map

Explore Wilson, Ohio, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Wilson, Ohio

How to Use This Wilson, Ohio Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wilson, Ohio. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Ohio or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Wilson.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityWilson
StateOhio (OH)
CountyMonroe County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude39.856739
Longitude-81.06677
Population129
Density122.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code43716
Area Code740
County SeatWoodsfield
School DistrictSwitzerland of Ohio Local School District

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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Switzerland of Ohio Country Club (Park) — 0.6 mi, 331° NW
  • Veterans Memorial Community Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 115° SE
  • Monroe Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 232° SW
  • Monroe County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 5.9 mi, 199° S
  • Piatt Park (Local Park) — 6.5 mi, 173° S
  • Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 8.9 mi, 163° S · 243k acres
  • Consol Energy Powhatan Point Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 113° SE
  • Belmont County Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 328° NW
  • Barkcamp State Park (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 012° N
  • Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.3 mi, 102° E · 6,562 acres
  • Jets Stadium (Stadium) — 14.3 mi, 003° N
  • Senecaville Lake (Recreation Area) — 14.7 mi, 282° W
  • Kiedaisch Point (Viewpoint) — 15.5 mi, 138° SE
  • Grave Creek Indian Mound (Historic Ruins) — 17.6 mi, 076° E
  • AMC CLASSIC Ohio Valley Mall 11 (Cinema) — 18.0 mi, 035° NE
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway (Monument) — 21.4 mi, 306° NW
  • Salt Fork State Park (State Park) — 22.0 mi, 309° NW
  • Bennett Memorial Museum (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 052° NE
  • Walter Reuther Memorial (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 051° NE
  • Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial (Monument) — 23.2 mi, 051° NE
  • Heritage Port Amphitheater (Theatre) — 23.2 mi, 051° NE
  • Francis Pierpont (Public Artwork) — 23.2 mi, 052° NE
  • Studio 66 (Gallery) — 23.4 mi, 051° NE
  • Oglebay Mansion Museum (Museum) — 27.0 mi, 051° NE
  • Clark Gable (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 008° N
  • Degenhart Museum (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 297° NW
  • Wayne Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 32.3 mi, 209° SW · 1,082 acres
  • West Alexander Fairgrounds (Attraction) — 34.1 mi, 059° NE
  • Rudolph Farms (Nature Reserve) — 34.2 mi, 216° SW
  • Broughton Nature Park (Nature Reserve) — 34.3 mi, 217° SW

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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).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.