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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Wolf Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wolf Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wolf Creek listed first.

  • Hadleyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hadleyville is located in Lane County
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  • Crow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Crow is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
  • Alma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Alma is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Long Tom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Long Tom is located in Lane County
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  • Elmira
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lorane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Walton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Franklin is located in Lane County
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  • Royal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Royal is located in Lane County
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  • Irving
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Irving is located in Lane County
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  • Eugene
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Comstock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Comstock is located in Douglas County
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  • Cresswell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Divide ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Divide is located in Lane County
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  • Walker
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Walker is located in Lane County
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  • Goshen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Goshen is located in Lane County
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  • Cottage Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Drain
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Drain is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drain <2>
  • Springfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Coburg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Junction City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Alpha
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Alpha is located in Lane County
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  • Deadwood
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Elkton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jasper
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Natron
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Natron is located in Lane County
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  • Siuslaw ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Siuslaw is located in Lane County
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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 Wolf Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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