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Welcome to Wolf Creek ...

Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wolf Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.

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

Wolf Creek is 1,880 feet [573 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wolf Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Wolf Creek: 828

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, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, Ohio, Oregon (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (4), Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Wolf Creek ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokeecountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Wolf Creek, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Wolf Creek ...

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

  • Canal Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Canal Lake is located in Union County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
  • Pantertown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
  • Cutcane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
  • Murphy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Youngcane ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Youngcane is located in Union County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
  • Hemp
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
  • Blue Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • McCaysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ducktown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • White Path
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • White Path is located in Gilmer County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Path
    • Estimated population in 2019: 342 people

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.

Adding Wolf Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wolf Creek 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 (so far) for Wolf Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wolf Creek post office opened in 1858. The Wolf Creek post office closed in 1914.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Cherokee, 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.
<4>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/