Welcome to Wilder ...

Wilder is located in Johnson County<1>.

The location of Wilder has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilder, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Wilder is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wilder lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wilder lies within the (913) area code.

Communities Also Named Wilder ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Wilder: This one is located in Johnson County and the other is located in Comanche County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 12 communities that are also named Wilder - they are located in Idaho, Kentucky (2), Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilder.

Communities near Wilder ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wilder.

• Kansas City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Overland Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
  • Overland Park is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <4>
• Kansas City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Olathe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <4>
• Shawnee
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <4>
• Lenexa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <4>
• Leavenworth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <4>
• Leawood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
  • Leawood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <4>
• Gardner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
  • Gardner is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <4>
• Prairie Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
  • Prairie Village is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Village <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wilder. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilder.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wilder. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilder.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilder. See our Newspapers Page for Wilder.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilder ...

Looking for more information about Wilder? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wilder, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wilder.

Adding Wilder to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilder in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wilder was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wilder post office opened in 1875.

We also found Wilder in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilder.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilder. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Johnson County: www.jocoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/