Welcome to Wolf Creek ...

Wolf Creek is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wolf Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

A typical abbreviation for Wolf Creek: Wolf Crk. (or less commonly used: Wolf Ck. or Wolf Cr.)

Wolf Creek is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Wolf Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Wolf Creek - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wolf Creek ...

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

• Trussville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussville
  • Trussville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trussville <4>
• Center Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 16,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <4>
• Talladega
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega
  • Talladega is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talladega <4>
• Pell City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell City
  • Pell City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pell City <4>
• Moody
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <4>
• Irondale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Irondale is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <4>
• Chelsea
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
  • Chelsea is located in Shelby County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 12,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <4>
• Leeds
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
  • Leeds is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <4>
• Clay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Jefferson County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
• Lincoln
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>

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 Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wolf Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wolf Creek ...

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

Adding Wolf Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wolf Creek 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 Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wolf Creek post office opened in 1857.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclairco.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/