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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Wildwood (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Wildwood. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Wildwood is located in Dade County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dade County: DeKalb (AL), Jackson (AL), Walker, Hamilton (TN) & Marion (TN).

Below are the counties that are near Wildwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wildwood:

  • Dade County     (The home county of Wildwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Morganville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Morganville is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
    • Trenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cole City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Cole City is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
    • Stewart Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Stewart Town is located in Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
    • Rising Fawn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Catoosa County
  • Chattooga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
    • Trion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Lookout Mountain
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rock City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rock City is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Fantasy Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Fantasy Hills is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fantasy Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 316 people
    • Flintstone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Chattanooga Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Chattanooga Valley is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Valley
    • Moons
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Happy Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Happy Valley is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 192 people
    • Fairview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • John Ross Estates
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
      • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
    • Orchard Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Orchard Hills is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 232 people
    • Rossville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Durham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Durham is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
    • Thompsonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Thompsonville is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,528 people
  • Whitfield County
  • DeKalb County (AL)
  • Jackson County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Bryant
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Eliza
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Higdon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bridgeport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
      • Former name for Bridgeport:
      • Jonesville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <1>
    • Copenhagen ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
    • Flat Rock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Browns Valley ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Browns Valley is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
    • Haynes Crossing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • New Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • New Town is located in Jackson County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Stevenson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Rash
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Central
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradley County (TN)
  • Franklin County (TN)
  • Grundy County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • White City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • White City is located in Grundy County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Lankford Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lankford Town is located in Grundy County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
    • Tracy City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Palmer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Palmer is located in Grundy County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <1>
    • Gruetli - Laager
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Monteagle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sartain Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
  • Hamilton County (TN)
  • Marion County (TN)
  • Sequatchie County (TN)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wildwood, see our County-by-County Page for Wildwood.

Cemeteries Near Wildwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wildwood.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Wildwood - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wildwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.

  • Deakins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mills Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Magill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Haswell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Summit Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Paynes Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lakewood Memory Gardens West
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ray Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (598 more) ...
    • Price Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Kelly's Ferry Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bates Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wildwood had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.

  • Hooker
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hooker is located in Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
  • Morganville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Morganville is located in Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
  • Gerber ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gerber is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerber
  • Wauhatchie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wauhatchie is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhatchie
  • Eagle Cliff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle Cliff is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
  • Moons
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Flintstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lookout Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Whiteside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • New England
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • New England is located in Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
  • Saint Elmo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • High Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • High Point is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rossville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Vulcan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Trenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wildwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wildwood.

Newspapers Published in Wildwood ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wildwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wildwood, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wildwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wildwood:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 Wildwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wildwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.