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Welcome to Wildwood ...

Wildwood is located in Trinity County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Wildwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Wildwood is 3,350 feet [1,021 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Wildwood is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Wildwood lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Wildwood ...

While we believe that this Wildwood is located in Trinity County, we know of another 4 California communities named Wildwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Humboldt, Los Angeles, Santa Cruz and Sonoma County.

Beyond California, there are 87 communities that are also named Wildwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (5), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan (7), Minnesota, Mississippi (5), Missouri (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (5), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (2), Utah (4), Virginia (6), Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wildwood ...

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

  • Peanut
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peanut
    • Peanut is located in Trinity County
  • Platina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Beegum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beegum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beegum
    • Beegum is located in Shasta County
  • Hayfork
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglas City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • McClellan Place
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClellan Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Place
    • McClellan Place is located in Trinity County
  • Junction City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Agland ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agland
    • Agland is located in Shasta County
  • Ono
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ono
    • Ono is located in Shasta County

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 Wildwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wildwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wildwood. 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 Wildwood.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wildwood ...

Looking for more information about Wildwood? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wildwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wildwood.

Adding Wildwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wildwood 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 Wildwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wildwood post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wildwood.

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

The official website for Trinity County: www.trinitycounty.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Trinity, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wildwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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