Welcome to Wolford ...

Wolford is located in Crow Wing County<1>.

The location of Wolford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wolford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Wolford is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Wolford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wolford - they are located in North Dakota and Virginia.

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

Communities near Wolford ...

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

• Brainerd
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
  • Brainerd is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brainerd <4>
• Breezy Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
  • Breezy Point is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breezy Point <4>
• Crosslake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosslake
  • Crosslake is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosslake <4>
• Crosby
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Crosby is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <4>
• Pequot Lakes
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Lakes
  • Pequot Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequot Lakes <4>
• Nisswa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisswa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
  • Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <4>
• Aitkin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aitkin
  • Aitkin is located in Aitkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aitkin <4>
• Lake Shore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
  • Lake Shore is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Shore <4>
• Emily
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emily have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
  • Emily is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emily <4>
• Deerwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerwood <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 Wolford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wolford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wolford ...

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

Adding Wolford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wolford in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wolford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wolford post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wolford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Crow Wing County: www.co.crow-wing.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/