Welcome to Wilda ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilda, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Wilda is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wilda lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Wilda: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Wilda ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wilda - they are located in Kansas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Wilda ...

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

Alexandria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alexandria is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
Pineville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pineville is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <4>
Colfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
Woodworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodworth is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodworth <4>
Boyce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <4>
Simpson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Simpson is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <4>
Creola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Creola is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Creola has also been known as:
- Creola village
Otis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Otis is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <4>
Sieper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sieper is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sieper
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sieper <4>
Zimmerman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Zimmerman is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilda ...

Looking for more information about Wilda? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wilda, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wilda.

Adding Wilda to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilda 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 (so far) for Wilda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wilda post office opened in 1903. The Wilda post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilda.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilda - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Wilda area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Wilda area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/