Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Wildwood came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Wildwood in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Wildwood. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Wildwood, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Wildwood:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Wildwood is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Wildwood in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Wildwood for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Wildwood. See our Misc Page for Wildwood for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Wildwood:

The following routes mentioned Wildwood as a scheduled stop:

The Orange Blossom Special: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Orange Blossom Special (train schedule from 1941). The Orange Blossom Special travelled between New York (NY) and Saint Petersburg (FL)

The Silver Star: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Silver Star (schedule from 1969). The Silver Star travelled between New York (NY) and Saint Petersburg (FL)