Wildwood is an

unincorporated Unincorporated may refer to: * Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality * Unincorporated entity, a type of organization * Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress ...

community in Lane County,

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, United States. It is located between

Culp Creek Culp Creek is a stream in Lane County, Oregon, in the United States. It was named for John Culp, a pioneer who settled near this stream. The creek flows northeast into the Row River. See also *Culp Creek, Oregon, an unincorporated community *List ...

and Disston on the former line of the

Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway The Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway was an Oregon-based short line railroad that began near Eugene as the Oregon and Southeastern Railroad (O&SE) in 1904. O&SE's line ran along the Row River between the towns of Cottage Grove and Dissto ...

(OP&E), about 16 miles southeast of Cottage Grove. Wildwood post office began in 1888 and closed out to Disston in 1914. The first

sawmill A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes (dimensi ...

on the upper

Row River The Row River is a river, approximately long, in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It rises in the Cascade Range and flows into the Coast Fork Willamette River near Cottage Grove. The stream was originally known as the "East Fork Coast Fork", ...

was built in Wildwood in 1890, powered by Wildwood Falls. The OP&E was built through Wildwood in 1903.

References

Unincorporated communities in Lane County, Oregon 1888 establishments in Oregon Populated places established in 1888 Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{LaneCountyOR-geo-stub