Welcome to Wildersville ...

Wildersville is located in Henderson County<1>.

The location of Wildersville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wildersville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

Wildersville is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Wildersville: (731)

Communities near Wildersville ...

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

• Lavinia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
  • Lavinia is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavinia <4>
• Atkins ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Atkins is located in Henderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
• Union Cross
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
  • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
• Lexington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Huntingdon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Huntingdon is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <4>
• Parsons
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Parsons is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <4>
• Crossroads
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Crossroads is located in Benton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
• Bruceton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton
  • Bruceton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton <4>
• Scotts Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
  • Scotts Hill is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Hill <4>
• Decaturville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
  • Decaturville is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decaturville <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 Wildersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wildersville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wildersville ...

Looking for more information about Wildersville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wildersville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wildersville.

Adding Wildersville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wildersville 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 Wildersville was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wildersville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/