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Welcome to Wolf ...

Wolf is located in Seminole County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wolf, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Wolf is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Wolf ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Wolf - they are located in California (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Wolf ...

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

  • Seminole
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Tecumseh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Holdenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Wewoka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  • Konawa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <3>
  • 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 <3>
  • Bowlegs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wolf.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wolf ...

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

Adding Wolf to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wolf post office opened in 1903. The Wolf post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wolf.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Seminole, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wolf - 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/