Welcome to Wildwood ...

Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County<1>.

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We aren't confident of the location of Wildwood, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wildwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Wildwood is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wildwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Wildwood ...

While we believe that this Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County, we know of another 6 Michigan communities named Wildwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Charlevoix, Crawford, Emmet, Manistee, Muskegon and Van Buren County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 87 communities that are also named Wildwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California (5), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (5), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maine, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (5), Missouri (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (5), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee (4), Texas (2), Utah (4), Virginia (6), Washington (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wildwood ...

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

Petoskey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petoskey
- Petoskey is located in Emmet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petoskey <4>
Boyne City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
- Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
- Former names for Boyne City:
- Bay Springs
- Boyne
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <4>
Harbor Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Springs
- Harbor Springs is located in Emmet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Springs <4>
Pellston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
- Pellston is located in Emmet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <4>
Alanson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
- Alanson is located in Emmet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <4>
Vanderbilt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderbilt
- Vanderbilt is located in Otsego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderbilt <4>
Boyne Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne Falls
- Boyne Falls is located in Charlevoix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne Falls <4>
Wolverine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolverine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
- Wolverine is located in Cheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolverine <4>
Burt Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Lake
- Burt Lake is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burt Lake <4>
Indian River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
- Indian River is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian River <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wildwood ...

Looking for more information about Wildwood? 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 Wildwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wildwood.

Adding Wildwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wildwood 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 for Wildwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wildwood post office opened in 1884.

We also found Wildwood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wildwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Cheboygan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wildwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/