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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 Hardin County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hardin County: Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Polk & Tyler.

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:

  • Hardin County     (The home county of Wildwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Village Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mills
      • Village Mills is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village Mills <2>
    • Bragg ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bragg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
      • Bragg is located in Hardin County
    • Kountze
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Thicket
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thicket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thicket
      • Thicket is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thicket <2>
    • Votaw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Votaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Votaw
      • Votaw is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Votaw <2>
    • Saratoga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
      • Saratoga is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <2>
    • Silsbee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silsbee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silsbee
      • Silsbee is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silsbee <2>
    • Batson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lumberton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
      • Lumberton is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <2>
    • Pinewood Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinewood Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Estates
      • Pinewood Estates is located in Hardin County
    • Sour Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Grayburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayburg
      • Grayburg is located in Hardin County
    • Loeb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeb
      • Loeb is located in Hardin County
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Evadale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Buna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buna
      • Buna is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buna <2>
    • Beech Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
      • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Bevil Oaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bevil Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevil Oaks
      • Bevil Oaks is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
    • Voth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voth
      • Voth is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voth <2>
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Fuqua ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua
      • Fuqua is located in Liberty County
    • Big Thicket Creekmore Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Thicket Creekmore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Thicket Creekmore Village
      • Big Thicket Creekmore Village is located in Liberty County
    • Rye
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <2>
    • Romayor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romayor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romayor
      • Romayor is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romayor <2>
    • Coushatta Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coushatta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta Village
      • Coushatta Village is located in Liberty County
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Africa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
      • Africa is located in Liberty County
    • Hull
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
      • Hull is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <2>
    • Mariam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariam
      • Mariam is located in Liberty County
    • Rayburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
      • Rayburn is located in Liberty County
    • Daisetta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daisetta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisetta
      • Daisetta is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daisetta <2>
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Oak Shade
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
      • Oak Shade is located in Polk County
    • Dallardsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ace
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ace
      • Ace is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ace <2>
    • Schwab City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schwab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
      • Schwab City is located in Polk County
    • Lily Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
      • Lily Island is located in Polk County
    • Goodrich
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodrich <2>
  • Tyler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wildwood, with the one closest to Wildwood listed first.
    • Warren
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hillister
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ivanhoe North
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe North came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe North
      • Ivanhoe North is located in Tyler County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
    • Ivanhoe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
      • Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,438 people
    • Fred
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Woodville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Tyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,442 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <2>
    • Spurger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Doucette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Colmesneil
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Chester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Peach Tree Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
      • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wildwood, see our County-by-County Page for 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 26 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. 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 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 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.

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 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.

  • Village Mills Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Holland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hyatt Community Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hyatt Community Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hyatt Community Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the north of Warren.
    • The Hyatt Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hyatt Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyatt Community Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484789 <6>
  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellowship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellowship Cemetery
  • Warren Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
  • Sutton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
  • Hester Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hester Cemetery
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • William W. Hart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the William W. Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the William W. Hart Cemetery
  • McNeely Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNeely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNeely Cemetery
  • Bumstead Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (76 more) ...
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
    • Allison Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Cemetery
    • Brackin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brackin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brackin Cemetery

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.<7>

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.

  • Village Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mills
    • Village Mills is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village Mills <2>
  • Hyatt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyatt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
    • Hyatt is located in Tyler County
  • Warren
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hillister
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Kountze
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dallardsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Nona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nona
    • Nona is located in Hardin County
  • Saratoga
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
    • Saratoga is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <2>
  • Woodville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Tyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <2>
  • Spurger
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Town Bluff
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
    • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
  • Sour Lake
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Colmesneil
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hortense
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hortense have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
      • Hortense is located in Polk County
    • Magnolia Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
      • Magnolia Springs is located in Jasper County

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.

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 Texas: https://texas.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>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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wildwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wildwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5241, Longitude: -94.4416       In this case, the coordinates for Wildwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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.




 

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