A visit to the Wildwood Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Wildwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wildwood Cemetery (FG ID #72761).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Wildwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wildwood Cemetery:
27.8878, -81.8532
The Wildwood Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Bartow. Bartow lies just to the east northeast of the Wildwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wildwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wildwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wildwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shady Oaks Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crum - Durrance Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Homeland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fortner Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fortner Family Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Family Cemetery
- The Fortner Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peace Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2349899 <1>
- Gandy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seward Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Malloy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Burial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Medulla Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Primitive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Old Elim Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wahneta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Abbey Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Alafia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Watson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hancock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wildwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wildwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Armour ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bartow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lyle Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roux Quarters ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Connersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Highland City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Homeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cox Corner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gordonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oponys Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oponys Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oponys Town
- Lakeland Highlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alturas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wahneta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Meade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eaton Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jan-Phyl Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Medulla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Medulla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
- Bradley Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Eloise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuthville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Willow Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Oak is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
- Nichols
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Wildwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wildwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bartow
- Fort Meade
- Highland City
- Mulberry
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Wildwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Polk County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Wildwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #72761
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #293302 (Wildwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #293302 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Polk
- Est. Elev: 35 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bartow
- Location given for Wildwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 27.8869706 Lon: -81.8531376
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wildwood Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |