Wilsie, California

Coordinates: 32°48′00″N 115°36′11″W / 32.80000°N 115.60306°W

Wilsie
Unincorporated community
Wilsie

Location in California

Coordinates: 32°48′00″N 115°36′11″W / 32.80000°N 115.60306°W
Country United States
State California
County Imperial County
Elevation[1] -33 ft (-10 m)

Wilsie is an unincorporated community in Imperial County, California.[1] It is located on the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway 2.5 miles (4 km) west-northwest of El Centro,[2] at an elevation of 33 feet (10 m) below sea level.[1]

The name honors W.E. Wilsie, local farmer and 1901 settler.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wilsie, California
  2. 2.0 2.1 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1483. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.