Welcome to Wolfdale ...

Wolfdale is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Wolfdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wolfdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

Wolfdale is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Wolfdale ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

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

Communities Also Named Wolfdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wolfdale - it's located in Iowa.

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

Communities near Wolfdale ...

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

• Bethel Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <4>
• Whitehall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
• Jefferson Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
  • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
  • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
  • Jefferson
• Canonsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <4>
• Castle Shannon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Shannon
  • Castle Shannon is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Shannon <4>
• Dormont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dormont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dormont
  • Dormont is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dormont <4>
• Pleasant Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Pleasant Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hills <4>
• Carnegie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnegie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
  • Carnegie is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carnegie <4>
• Bridgeville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
  • Bridgeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeville <4>
• Monongahela
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongahela have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongahela
  • Monongahela is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongahela <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wolfdale ...

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

Adding Wolfdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wolfdale 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 for Wolfdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wolfdale post office opened in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wolfdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wolfdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/