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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Wolf (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Wolf. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Wolf is located in Seminole County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Seminole County: Hughes, Okfuskee, Pontotoc & Pottawatomie.

Below are the counties that are near Wolf. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wolf:

  • Seminole County     (The home county of Wolf)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf, with the one closest to Wolf listed first.
    • Bowlegs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lima
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lima is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Seminole
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wewoka
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Konawa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sasakwa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cromwell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cleveland County
    • Etowah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Etowah is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Garvin County
    • Stratford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hughes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf, with the one closest to Wolf listed first.
    • Spaulding
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Spaulding is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Holdenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Yeager
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Yeager is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Atwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Horntown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Horntown is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Calvin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Wetumka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Citra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Citra is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citra
    • Gerty
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Gerty is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Lamar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln County
    • Prague
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • McClain County
    • Byars
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Okfuskee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf, with the one closest to Wolf listed first.
    • Bearden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Boley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Boley is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boley <1>
    • Paden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Castle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Castle is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Okemah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pontotoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf, with the one closest to Wolf listed first.
    • Byng
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Byng is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Francis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Oakman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
    • Oil Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
    • Bebee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
    • Allen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ada
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Ada is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <1>
    • Homer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Homer is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Ahloso
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Ahloso is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahloso
    • Lula
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lula is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
    • Fitzhugh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf, with the one closest to Wolf listed first.
    • Maud
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
    • Sacred Heart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
    • Saint Louis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Earlsboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Asher
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Asher is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asher <1>
    • Brooksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Tecumseh
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Macomb
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Macomb is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <1>
    • Shawnee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <1>
    • Wanette
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Tribbey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wolf, see our County-by-County Page for Wolf.

Cemeteries Near Wolf ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolf.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Wolf - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wolf covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wolf, with the one closest to Wolf listed first.

  • Wolf Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Thrace Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Harjo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dora Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ong Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Moppin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harjo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Tate Mtn. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lima Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vamoosa Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Thomas Town Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (210 more) ...
    • Wise Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Nash - Wood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Wolf in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wolf.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wolf, with the one closest to Wolf listed first.

  • Sacred Heart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
  • Francis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Romulus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
  • Anderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Anderson is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Tecumseh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Shawnee
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <1>
  • Bellemont
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
  • Eason
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Eason is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason
  • Etowah
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Etowah is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wolf. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wolf.

Newspapers Published in Wolf ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolf.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolf, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wolf.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wolf:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Wolf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wolf) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.