Welcome to Wolf Lake ...

Wolf Lake is located in Union County<1>.

The location of Wolf Lake 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 Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

A typical abbreviation for Wolf Lake: Wolf Lk.

Wolf Lake is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Wolf Lake: (618)

The ZIP code for Wolf Lake: 62998<4>

Communities Also Named Wolf Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Wolf Lake: This one is located in Union County and the other is located in Mason County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 9 communities that are also named Wolf Lake - they are located in Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Quebec and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wolf Lake ...

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

• Cape Girardeau
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Girardeau
  • Cape Girardeau is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Girardeau <5>
• Carbondale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <5>
• Jackson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Murphysboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysboro
  • Murphysboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphysboro <5>
• Anna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <5>
• Jonesboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <5>
• Cobden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
  • Cobden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobden <5>
• Dongola
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dongola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
  • Dongola is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dongola <5>
• Grand Tower
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Tower
  • Grand Tower is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Tower <5>
• Makanda
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Makanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makanda
  • Makanda is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Makanda <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wolf Lake ...

Looking for more information about Wolf Lake? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wolf Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wolf Lake.

Adding Wolf Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wolf Lake post office opened in 1890.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov