Welcome to Wolf ...

Wolf is located in Scott County<1>.

The location of Wolf has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wolf, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Wolf is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wolf lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Wolf: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Wolf ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Wolf - they are located in California (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wolf.

Communities near Wolf ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wolf.

• Forest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <5>
• Morton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <5>
• Newton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
• Union
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <5>
• Decatur
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
• Walnut Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <5>
• Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Lake is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake <5>
• Sebastopol
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
  • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <5>
• Lena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <5>
• Harperville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
  • Harperville is located in Scott County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wolf. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wolf.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wolf. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wolf.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolf. See our Newspapers Page for Wolf.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wolf ...

Looking for more information about Wolf? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wolf, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wolf.

Adding Wolf to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wolf in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wolf was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wolf post office opened in 1903.

We also found Wolf on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wolf.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wolf. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/