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Welcome to Wolfton ...

Wolfton is located in Orangeburg County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wolfton: 803 & 839<3>

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)
  • Saint Matthews
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gaston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gaston is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
    • 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)
  • Pelion
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • North
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • North is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <4>
  • Springfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Salley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Cameron
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Neeses
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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 (so far) 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. The Wolfton post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wolfton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Orangeburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wolfton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Wolfton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Wolfton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/