Wildwood, Mississippi Explained

Official Name:	Wildwood, Mississippi
Pushpin Map:	Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Label:	Wildwood
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Mississippi
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Leflore
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	135
Coordinates:	33.6192°N -90.2411°W
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	38954
Area Code:	662
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	679679

Wildwood is an unincorporated community located in Leflore County, Mississippi. Wildwood is approximately 4miles south of Money on County Road 626 (Wildwood Road).

It is part of the Greenwood, Mississippi micropolitan area.

History

The community is named for the Wildwood Plantation, which was founded in 1852. The Wildwood Plantation Commissary and Shop are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

Notable people

David "Honeyboy" Edwards, delta blues musician, lived at Wildwood as a child^[2]
Charles E. Merrill, co-founder of Merrill Lynch, spent time in Wildwood as a youth and owned Wildwood Plantation until 1938.^[1]

Notes and References

Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form . npgallery.nps.gov . National Park Service . February 21, 2023.
Web site: Wildwood Plantation near Money, Mississippi, where Honeyboy lived as a child. . Duke University Libraries . February 21, 2023.