Wildwood, Wisconsin

Last updated

Wildwood, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
USA Wisconsin location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Wildwood, Wisconsin
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Wildwood, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°53′31″N92°17′58″W / 44.89194°N 92.29944°W / 44.89194; -92.29944
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
County St. Croix
Elevation
1,122 ft (342 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1581753 [1]

Wildwood is an unincorporated community in the town of Eau Galle, St. Croix, Wisconsin, United States. [1]

History

A post office called Wildwood was established in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1899. [2] The community was named from a virgin forest surrounding the original town site. [3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Wildwood, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Saint Croix County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 196.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.