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==History== A post office called Wildwood has been in operation since 1881.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=FL&county=Sumter&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Sumter County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=November 1, 2015}}</ref> The city was named for its remote location in the woods.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H6xaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Xk8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5126%2C1819266 | title=Into center of state | work=St. Petersburg Times | date=March 23, 1952 | access-date=November 1, 2015 | author=Blackstone, Lillian | pages=19}}</ref> In April 2015, [[The Villages, Florida|The Villages]] petitioned the city of Wildwood with plans to build 785 new homes on [[Florida State Road 44#County Road 44A (Sumter County)|County Road 466A]], across from Pinellas Plaza. Wildwood leaders rejected the expansion efforts citing concerns of the city losing its identity when it was to become overwhelmed by [[The Villages]]. On April 27, 2015, The Villages formally withdrew their plans for expansion, indicating that the City of Wildwood officials made too many requests that would be a “disservice to our residents and business partners". There are no known plans for further expansion of The Villages into the city of Wildwood.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 28, 2015 |title=The Villages withdraws plan for 800 new homes in Wildwood |newspaper=Villages-News |url= http://www.villages-news.com/the-villages-withdraws-plan-for-800-new-homes-in-wildwood/|access-date=April 28, 2015 }}</ref> The city also includes the historic community of [[Orange Home, Florida|Orange Home]].
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