Welcome to Wolfe ...
So far, we found very little information about Wolfe. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wolfe to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wolfe, please Contact Us.
Wolfe would have been located within present day Vernon County<2>.
The location of Wolfe has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wolfe, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wolfe is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Wolfe was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Wolfe would have been located in the (417) area code.
Communities Also Named Wolfe ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Wolfe - they are located in Maryland, Ontario, Saskatchewan and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wolfe.
Communities near Wolfe ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wolfe.
- Nevada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <5>
- Fort Scott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <5>
- Rich Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Rich Hill is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Hill <5>
- Pleasanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Pleasanton is located in Linn County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <5>
- Mound City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Linn County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound City <5>
- Hume
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Prescott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Walker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Amoret
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <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 Wolfe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wolfe.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wolfe. 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 Wolfe.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolfe. See our Newspapers Page for Wolfe.
Adding Wolfe to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wolfe 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 Wolfe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wolfe post office opened in 1888.
We also found Wolfe in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wolfe.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Vernon County: www.vernoncountymo.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wolfe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Vernon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wolfe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |