Welcome to Wolf Bayou ...

Wolf Bayou is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Wolf Bayou is located in Cleburne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wolf Bayou, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Wolf Bayou is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Wolf Bayou ...

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

• Batesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
  • Batesville is located in Independence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Batesville
  • From Wolf Bayou to Batesville
• Heber Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
  • Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
  • Former name for Heber Springs:
  • Sugar Loaf
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Heber Springs
  • From Wolf Bayou to Heber Springs
• Southside
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
  • Southside is located in Independence County
• Mountain View
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mountain View
  • From Wolf Bayou to Mountain View
• Greers Ferry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Ferry
  • Greers Ferry is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greers Ferry <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greers Ferry
  • From Wolf Bayou to Greers Ferry
• Pangburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pangburn
  • Pangburn is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pangburn <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pangburn
  • From Wolf Bayou to Pangburn
• Cushman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
  • Cushman is located in Independence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cushman
  • From Wolf Bayou to Cushman
• Pleasant Plains
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
  • Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
• Concord
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Concord
  • From Wolf Bayou to Concord
• Higden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higden
  • Higden is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higden <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Higden
  • From Wolf Bayou to Higden

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wolf Bayou ...

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

Adding Wolf Bayou to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wolf Bayou 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 Bayou was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Wolf Bayou post office opened in 1851.

We also found Wolf Bayou on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/