Wilder, Kansas

Wilder is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Kansas, in the United States.

History

Wilder was named for E. Wilder, a railroad employee.^[1]

A post office was opened in Wilder in 1875, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1952.^[2]

↑ Blair, Ed (1915). History of Johnson County, Kansas. Standard Publishing Company. p. 180.
↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 12 June 2014.

Municipalities and communities of Johnson County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Olathe

Cities	Bonner Springs‡ De Soto‡ Edgerton Fairway Gardner Lake Quivira‡ Leawood Lenexa Merriam Mission Mission Hills Mission Woods Olathe Overland Park Prairie Village Roeland Park Shawnee Spring Hill‡ Westwood Westwood Hills

Unincorporated communities	Aubry Bonita Clare Clearview City Ocheltree Stilwell Wilder

Townships	Aubry Gardner Lexington McCamish Olathe Oxford Shawnee Spring Hill

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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