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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Wildwood is located in Blount County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blount County: Graham (NC), Swain (NC), Knox, Loudon, Monroe & Sevier.

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:

  • Blount County     (The home county of Wildwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Eagleton Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
    • Rockford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockford is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Rocky Branch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
    • Seaton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cowan Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
      • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
    • Alcoa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Alcoa is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <1>
    • Rockgardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Rockgardens is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
      • Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
    • Walland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chelsey Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chelsey Village is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsey Village
    • Maryville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Miller Cove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Miller Cove is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 267 people
    • Fairway Estates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
  • Anderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Spring Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
    • Claxton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Peak
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Scarboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Panther ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Panther is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
    • Clinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Robertsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bethel is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 719 people
    • Leinarts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Andersonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Fairview ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Grainger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Blaine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lea Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Maples ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Maples is located in Grainger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
  • Jefferson County
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Bonny Kate
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Arrowhead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shooks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Topside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Topside is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
      • Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
    • Colonial Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Colonial Village is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Whites Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Whites Village is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
    • Humes Ferry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
    • Ramsey Ferry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Ramsey Ferry is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 320 people
    • Aldenwood Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
    • Knoxville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kimberlin Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingston Woods
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingston Woods is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Woods
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,790 people
  • Loudon County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Ipe ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ipe is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipe
    • Halfway Town ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
    • Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
    • Toqua ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Vonore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Acorn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ballplay
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Bear ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bear is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
    • Selkirk ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Selkirk is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
    • Ethel ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ethel is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
    • Cave Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bradbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Wheat ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Sevier County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Paulette
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Plainview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Gabe ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Gabe is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
    • Luttrell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Warwicktown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Warwicktown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwicktown
      • Estimated population in 2014: 658 people
    • Maynardville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Graham County (NC)
  • Swain County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Bushnell ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Forney ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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.

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>

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

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

  • Bank ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bank is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
  • Notime ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Notime is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
  • Seaton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rockford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockford is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Maryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ellejoy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ellejoy is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellejoy
  • Chandler
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Chandler is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
  • Blockhouse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Blockhouse is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
  • Shooks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mentor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mentor is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Hornet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hornet is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
  • Montvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Montvale is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Trundle Crossroad
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Trundle Crossroad is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trundle Crossroad
    • Asbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Asbury is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
    • Louisville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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 35 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 6 miles [9.7 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 begin 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wildwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.