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Welcome to Wildwood ...

Wildwood is located in Fluvanna County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wildwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Wildwood is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wildwood: 434

Communities Also Named Wildwood ...

While we believe that this Wildwood is located in Fluvanna County, we know of another 5 Virginia communities named Wildwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Albemarle, Campbell, Fairfax, Henrico and Roanoke City.

Beyond Virginia, 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), Michigan (7), 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), 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.

  • Charlottesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Louisa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordonsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Scottsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Monticello
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
  • Kents Store
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
  • Antioch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Caledonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Fork Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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 (so far) for Wildwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wildwood post office opened in 1910. The Wildwood post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wildwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fluvanna, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wildwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/