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>.
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.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Wolfe was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Wolfe was located: 417
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)
- Fort Scott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- 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 <4>
- Rich Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hume
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Prescott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Walker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Amoret
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Amoret is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 (so far) for Wolfe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Wolfe post office opened in 1888. The Wolfe post office closed in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wolfe.
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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Wolfe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |