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Welcome to Wolf Creek ...

Wolf Creek is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

Wolf Creek is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wolf Creek: 785

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 Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, 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.

  • Lincoln Center
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Wilson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Lucas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sylvan Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Sylvan Grove has also been known as:
    • Sylvan Grove Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Grove <3>
  • Luray
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Luray is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Dorrance
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunker Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Waldo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Waldo is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Former name for Waldo:
    • Pleasant Run
  • Denmark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Denmark is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wolf Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.