Wilsie, California

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]

Wilsie
Wilsie
Location in California
Wilsie
Wilsie (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°48′00″N 115°36′11″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyImperial County
Elevation-33 ft (-10 m)

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

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wilsie, California
  2. 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.



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