Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Wolf Creek (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Wolf Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Wolf Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Wolfcreek.
- A typical abbreviation for Wolf Creek: Wolf Crk. (or less commonly used: Wolf Ck. or Wolf Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Wolf Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wolf Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Wolf Creek is located in San Jacinto County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Jacinto County: Liberty, Montgomery, Polk, Trinity & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Wolf Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wolf Creek:
- San Jacinto County (The home county of Wolf Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek, with the one closest to Wolf Creek listed first.
- Coldspring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Point Blank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Magnolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Oakhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek, with the one closest to Wolf Creek listed first.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Africa is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- North Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Rayburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rayburn is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Cleveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Romayor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Nimrod is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Big Thicket Creekmore Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rye
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fuqua ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fuqua is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua
- Plum Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek, with the one closest to Wolf Creek listed first.
- Cut and Shoot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Danville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Willis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
- Splendora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Grangerland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Conroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek, with the one closest to Wolf Creek listed first.
- Swartout ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Swartout is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
- West Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Livingston is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
- Goodrich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lamont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lamont is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Onalaska
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Livingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bold Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bold Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
- New Willard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Willard is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
- Schwab City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Schwab City is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
- Ace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Leggett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek, with the one closest to Wolf Creek listed first.
- Carlisle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Chita
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chita is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- Trinity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Town is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Glendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sumpter is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Woodlake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woodlake is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
- Groveton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek, with the one closest to Wolf Creek listed first.
- Dodge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barado
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Barado is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
- Elmina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elmina is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
- New Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Huntsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kittrell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wolf Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Wolf Creek.
Cemeteries Near Wolf Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolf Creek.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Wolf Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wolf Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wolf Creek, with the one closest to Wolf Creek listed first.
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cochran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Milby Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (117 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Wolf Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wolf Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wolf Creek, with the one closest to Wolf Creek listed first.
- Coldspring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Point Blank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goodrich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maynard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Shepherd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dodge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keno
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Keno is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Colita
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Colita is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colita
- Phelps
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Phelps is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Leggett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cleveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wolf Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wolf Creek.
Newspapers Published in Wolf Creek ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolf Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolf Creek, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wolf Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wolf Creek:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to San Jacinto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Liberty County
- Montgomery County
- Polk County
- Trinity County
- Walker County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wolf Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |