Welcome to Wolfton ...

Wolfton is located in Orangeburg County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wolfton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Wolfton is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Wolfton: (803)

Communities Also Named Wolfton ...

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

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

Communities near Wolfton ...

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

• Orangeburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
  • Orangeburg is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeburg <4>
• Saint Matthews
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <4>
• Gaston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
  • Gaston is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <4>
• Swansea
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
  • Swansea is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <4>
• Pelion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelion
  • Pelion is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelion <4>
• North
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
  • North is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <4>
• Springfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Salley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salley
  • Salley is located in Aiken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salley <4>
• Cameron
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Neeses
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeses
  • Neeses is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neeses <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 Wolfton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wolfton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wolfton ...

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

Adding Wolfton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wolfton post office opened in 1914.

We also found Wolfton on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for South Carolina (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wolfton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/