Do you know of Wilde Lake ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Wilde Lake. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Wilde Lake.

We found mention of Wilde Lake as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Howard County, Maryland.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Wilde Lake ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Wilde Lake:

Maryland: Official Transportation Map (2003)
Published by the State Highway Administration

The FIPS database contains an entry for Wilde Lake.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 24/84750   (Place Name: Wilde Lake)

County: Howard     (FIPS State/County: 24/027)

Class: U6

Identifies a populated place (ie- Wilde Lake) that is wholly or substantially located outside the boundaries of any incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) that has an authoritative common name recognized by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Howard County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Howard County.