Welcome to Wolf Trap ...

Wolf Trap is located in Halifax County<1>.

The location of Wolf Trap 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 Trap, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Wolf Trap is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Wolf Trap: (434)

Websites for Wolf Trap ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Wolf Trap, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Wolf Trap ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Wolf Trap: This one is located in Halifax County and the other is located in Fairfax County.

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

Communities near Wolf Trap ...

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

• South Boston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
  • South Boston is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Boston <4>
• Halifax
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
  • Halifax is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <4>
• Clarksville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Clover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <4>
• Virgilina
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina
  • Virgilina is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgilina <4>
• Scottsburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <4>
• Aarons Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
  • Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
• Banister Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banister Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
  • Banister Town is located in Halifax County
• Westside Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
  • Westside Village is located in Halifax County
• Clays Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clays Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
  • Clays Mill is located in Halifax 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 Trap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wolf Trap.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wolf Trap ...

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

Adding Wolf Trap to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wolf Trap 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 Trap was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Wolf Trap in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/