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Welcome to Wilder ...

So far, we found very little information about Wilder. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wilder to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wilder, please Contact Us.

Wilder would have been located within present day Russell County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilder, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wilder is 2,270 feet [692 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Wilder is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Wilder was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Wilder was located: 276

Communities Also Named Wilder ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Wilder - they are located in Idaho, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wilder ...

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

  • Lebanon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Coeburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Honaker
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Clintwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grundy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Saint Paul
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Haysi
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
    • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <4>
  • Dungannon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
    • Dungannon is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Clinchco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people

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

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

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

Adding Wilder to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wilder post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilder.

Footnotes ...

<1>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilder - 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/