Wilderville, Texas is an unincorporated community in Falls County

Falls County, Texas

Falls County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 18,576. In 2003, the population of the county was estimated to be 17,926. It is named for the waterfalls on the Brazos River, which can be found at the Falls On The Brazos Park, a campsite located only a few...

, Texas

Texas

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. It is six miles northeast of Rosebud

Rosebud, Texas

Rosebud is a city in Falls County, Texas. The population was 1,493 at the 2000 census. As of July, 2007, the population was 1,348, an -8.4% change since 2000. Rosebud is the birthplace of NFL running back LaDainian Tomlinson.-Geography:...

, located on FM 413. In 2000, the population was 45.

History

The area was first settled right after the American Civil War

American Civil War

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in the 1870s by the E. M. Wilder family, the namesake for the community. A post office operated in the town from 1874 to 1906. 300 residents lived in the town in the early parts of the 20th century, when Wilderville had two churches, a school, steam gristmills, cottin gins, and a weekly newspaper. However it soon went backfire as the population reached a mere 10 residents in 1930. By 2000, the population had risen to 45 again, but only one store called Wilderville home.