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Welcome to Wolf Creek ...

Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wolf Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.

A typical abbreviation for Wolf Creek: Wolf Crk. (or less commonly used: Wolf Ck. or Wolf Cr.)

Wolf Creek is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Wolf Creek ...

While we believe that this Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County, we know of another 3 Tennessee communities named Wolf Creek. Those communities are located in the following counties: DeKalb, Lawrence and Rhea County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 19 communities that are also named Wolf Creek - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon (2), South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wolf Creek ...

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

  • Clevenger
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Clevenger is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
    • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
  • Greeneville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Newport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Forest Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Hills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
  • Jaybird
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jaybird is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
  • Mosheim
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • West Myers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • West Myers is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
  • Marshall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hot Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Henshaw ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Henshaw is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
    • Estimated population in 2014: 470 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wolf Creek ...

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

Adding Wolf Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wolf Creek post office opened in 1859.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wolf Creek.

Footnotes ...

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