Wilson, also known as Wilson Village,[2] 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 7-miles south of Mayfield. Communities and towns around Riffe Lake are 12-miles to the northeast of the area. Wilson is mostly residential in nature.[3]

Wilson, Washington
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 46.45318685323134°N 122.55480871478022°W / 46.45318685323134; -122.55480871478022
Country	United States
State	Washington
County	Lewis
Elevation	919 ft (280 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	98564
Area code(s)	360
GNIS feature ID	1528199[1]

The community once had a post office that began in 1891 and closed in 1924.[2] There was a school in the town during this time.[4] 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][5] The town was once connected to Toledo by the use of a plank road.[3]

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