Welcome to Wild ...
So far, we found very little information about Wild. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wild to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wild, please Contact Us.
Wild would have been located within present day Lumpkin County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wild, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wild is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Wild was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Wild was located: 706 & 762<4>
Communities near Wild ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wild.
- Gainesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Hall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
- Willow ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Dahlonega
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Dahlonega is located in Lumpkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlonega <5>
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
- Dawsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Dawsonville is located in Dawson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawsonville <5>
- Hargrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Lula
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Lula is located in Hall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <5>
- Owltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Lumpkin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Naguchee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Wild. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wild.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wild. 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 Wild.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wild. See our Newspapers Page for Wild.
Adding Wild to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wild in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wild was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Wild post office opened in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wild.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wild, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Lumpkin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wild - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Wild area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Wild area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |