Welcome to Wolf Hill ...

Wolf Hill is located in Albany County<1>.

The location of Wolf Hill 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 Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

Wolf Hill is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wolf Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wolf Hill is within the (518) area code.

Communities Also Named Wolf Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wolf Hill - they are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Wolf Hill ...

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

• Albany
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Schenectady
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenectady
  • Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenectady <4>
• Troy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Cohoes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
  • Cohoes is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <4>
• Watervliet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Former names for Watervliet:
  • Gibbonsville
  • Port Schuyler
  • West Troy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
• Rensselaer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
• Scotia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
• Colonie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
  • Colonie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <4>
• Menands
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menands
  • Menands is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menands <4>
• Wyantskill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyantskill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
  • Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer 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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wolf Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wolf Hill. 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 Hill.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wolf Hill ...

Looking for more information about Wolf Hill? 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 Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wolf Hill.

Adding Wolf Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wolf Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Wolf Hill post office opened in 1862.

We also found Wolf Hill in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wolf Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/