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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 Wilder Center (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 Wilder Center. 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.

Name Variations for Wilder Center ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Wilder Center: Wilder Ctr. (or less commonly used: Wilder Cen., Wilder Cent. or Wilder Cntr.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Wilder Center is located in Kent County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kent County: Allegan, Barry, Ionia, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo & Ottawa.

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

  • Kent County     (The home county of Wilder Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilder Center, with the one closest to Wilder Center listed first.
    • Kinney
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
      • Kinney is located in Kent County
    • Comstock Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock Park
      • Comstock Park is located in Kent County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comstock Park <2>
    • Walker
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Kent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <2>
    • Grand Rapids
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Northview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
      • Northview is located in Kent County
    • Belmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Beverly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Beverly is located in Kent County
    • Galewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
      • Galewood is located in Kent County
    • Urbandale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
      • Urbandale is located in Kent County
    • Burlingame Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
      • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
    • Burlingame
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
      • Burlingame is located in Kent County
    • Clyde Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Park
      • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
    • East Grand Rapids
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Allegan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilder Center, with the one closest to Wilder Center listed first.
    • New Salem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Allegan County
    • Moline
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
      • Moline is located in Allegan County
    • Burnips
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnips
      • Burnips is located in Allegan County
      • Former name for Burnips:
      • Burnip's Corners
    • Dorr
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Hilliards
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliards
      • Hilliards is located in Allegan County
    • Diamond Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
      • Diamond Springs is located in Allegan County
    • Wayland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Wayland is located in Allegan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <2>
    • Fillmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Fillmore is located in Allegan County
    • Bradley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Allegan County
    • Hopkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
      • Hopkins is located in Allegan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins <2>
    • Graafschap
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graafschap
      • Graafschap is located in Allegan County
    • Hamilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shelbyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
      • Shelbyville is located in Allegan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <2>
  • Barry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilder Center, with the one closest to Wilder Center listed first.
    • Middleville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
      • Middleville is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleville <2>
    • Freeport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Barry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <2>
    • Irving
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Irving is located in Barry County
  • Ionia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilder Center, with the one closest to Wilder Center listed first.
    • Smyrna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Ionia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <2>
    • Elmdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Elmdale is located in Ionia County
    • Belding
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Saranac
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Clarksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Ionia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <2>
    • Campbell Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corners
      • Campbell Corners is located in Ionia County
    • Orleans
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Ionia County
  • Montcalm County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilder Center, with the one closest to Wilder Center listed first.
    • Pierson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
      • Pierson is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierson <2>
    • Gowen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen
      • Gowen is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowen <2>
    • Greenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
    • Trufant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trufant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trufant
      • Trufant is located in Montcalm County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trufant <2>
    • Coral
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eureka Place
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
      • Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
    • Howard City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
      • Howard City is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard City <2>
  • Muskegon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilder Center, with the one closest to Wilder Center listed first.
    • Canada Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
      • Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
    • Ravenna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
      • Ravenna is located in Muskegon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <2>
    • Bailey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <2>
    • Morgan Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Corners
      • Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County
    • Sullivan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
    • Fruitport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitport
      • Fruitport is located in Muskegon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitport <2>
    • Wolf Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
      • Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
    • Norton Shores
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Shores
      • Norton Shores is located in Muskegon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton Shores <2>
    • Muskegon Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Muskegon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Roosevelt Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newaygo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilder Center, with the one closest to Wilder Center listed first.
    • Grant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bridgeton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
      • Bridgeton is located in Newaygo County
    • Newaygo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newaygo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaygo
      • Newaygo is located in Newaygo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,099 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newaygo <2>
    • Bishop
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
      • Bishop is located in Newaygo County
    • Croton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
      • Croton is located in Newaygo County
    • Sitka
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sitka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
      • Sitka is located in Newaygo County
    • Riverview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Newaygo County
    • Brookside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Newaygo County
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wilder Center, with the one closest to Wilder Center listed first.
    • Marne
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne
      • Marne is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marne <2>
    • Wright
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Ottawa County
    • Lamont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
      • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
    • Jenison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Conklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Coopersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bauer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bauer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
      • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
    • Allendale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Allendale is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allendale <2>
    • Eastmanville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
      • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
    • Hudsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • South Blendon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blendon
      • South Blendon is located in Ottawa County
    • Jamestown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Ottawa County
    • Rusk
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
      • Rusk is located in Ottawa County

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

Newspapers Published in Wilder Center ...

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 250 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilder Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilder Center, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilder Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wilder Center:

Cemeteries Near Wilder Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilder Center.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Brooklawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooklawn Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Blood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blood Cemetery
  • St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Grand Rapids.
    • The St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St.s Peter - Paul Lithuanian Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961493 <4>
  • Washington Park Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Park Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Grand Rapids.
    • The Washington Park Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Washington Park Cemetery
    • Washington Park Memorial Garden
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Park Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1907 <4>
  • Ahavas Israel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ahavas Israel Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Grand Rapids.
    • The Ahavas Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Achim Cemetery
    • Ahavis Achim Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ahavas Israel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3 <4>
  • Lithuanian Freedom Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St.s Peter & Paul's Lithuanian Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Alpine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alpine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alpine Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Grand Rapids.
    • The Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1123 <4>
  • Continue List   (285 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Grand Rapids.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Cross Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Cemetery
    • Grand Rapids Veterans Home Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Wilder Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilder Center.

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

  • Kinney
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
    • Kinney is located in Kent County
  • Alpine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Alpine is located in Kent County
  • Tallmadge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallmadge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmadge
    • Tallmadge is located in Ottawa County
  • Grand Rapids
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Herrington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrington
    • Herrington is located in Ottawa County
  • Belmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Englishville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englishville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englishville
    • Englishville is located in Kent County
  • Wright
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Wright is located in Ottawa County
  • Reno
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Reno is located in Ottawa County
  • Grandville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lisbon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Kent County
  • Lamont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
    • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Jenison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Chauncey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
      • Chauncey is located in Kent County
    • Sparta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wilder Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kent County: www.accesskent.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 from Point A (ie- Wilder Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilder Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0297, Longitude: -85.7306       In this case, the coordinates for Wilder Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Wilder Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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