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History · Wildersville

1 of Wildersville’s places is on the National Register

Its Register listing is the Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery. Most of Wildersville was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2004. Below: maps from 1936 on.

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0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Wildersville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Wildersville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Wildersville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wildersville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Wildersville is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, Tennessee, United States. The zipcode is 38388. In 1999, Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth was arrested in the parking lot of Best Western hotel in Wildersville. He was founding hiding in the trunk of his car.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Wildersville on the map, 1936 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Wildersville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Wildersville on the 1936 USGS mapWildersville on the 1950 USGS mapWildersville on the 1986 USGS map1936Yuma sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Wildersville.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Wildersville

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church and CemeteryBuilding · listed 2014

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Wildersville

Nobody well known was born in Wildersville itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Dixie CarterAmerican actress · b. 1939
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Jessica AndrewsAmerican country music singer · b. 1983
Patrick WillisAmerican football player, linebacker · b. 1985
Whitney DuncanAmerican country music singer and reality telev… · b. 1984
John Marshall StoneAmerican governor of Mississippi · b. 1830
W. S. HollandAmerican drummer · b. 1935

Questions about Wildersville’s history

What is on the National Register in Wildersville?

One place: the Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery (listed 2014).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.