Wildwood, North Carolina is a small unincorporated community centered on the Wildwood Road, just west of the Morehead City, North Carolina

Morehead City, North Carolina

Morehead City is a port city in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,661 at the 2010 census. Morehead City celebrated the 150th anniversary of its founding on May 5, 2007...

 town limits along US Highway 70, in Carteret County, NC. Newport, North Carolina

Newport, North Carolina

Newport is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,349 at the 2000 census.-History:Newport was officially chartered in 1866. Although the crossroads community on the Newport River was known by that name decades earlier, the area was also known as Bell's Corner...

 is the next closest town.

Trivia

The larger region encompassed by the Wildwood Fire Department fire district is also sometimes referred to as "Wildwood" by local residents. The Wildwood Presbyterian Church, located on the Wildwood Road, has been in existence since the 1890's. The Wildwood Community Cemetery contains graves dating to American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

 times. Wildwood was the home of Jake Wade, baseball pitcher in the 1930s and 1940s. He died on February 1, 2006 at his home in Wildwood at the age of 93.

Local government

Wildwood is located in District 3 for the Carteret County Board of Commissioners. Currently, Wildwood is represented on the Board by William Holt Faircloth, Jr., whose term expires November 2008. District 3 also includes part of Morehead City, as well as Broad Creek.