Abandoned Record
About Wilson
Wilson was an unincorporated community in southern Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. The community was located along Illinois Route 120 (Belvidere Road) and is now part of the cities of Waukegan and Park City and the village of Gurnee.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Wilson, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Wilson is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Wilson
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1906 Waukegan sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1908 Waukegan sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Racine sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Libertyville sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Waukegan sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Racine sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1980 Waukegan sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1993 Libertyville sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1998 Libertyville sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Wilson
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Illinois index.
- Weston38.3 mi SW · DuPage
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Wilson, Illinois": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q8022927.
- USGS GNIS 421281.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).