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 hospitals and 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 Polk County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Chisago (MN), Washington (MN), Barron, Burnett, Dunn & Saint Croix.
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:
- Polk 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.
- Atlas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Milltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Saint Croix Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Centuria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centuria is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Luck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Luck is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Frederic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frederic is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Dresser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dresser is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Balsam Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Osceola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Bunyan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bunyan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Horse Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Volga ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Volga is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Clam Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clam Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Falls
- Barron County
- Turtle Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Burnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek, with the one closest to Wolf Creek listed first.
- Randall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randall is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Grantsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Alpha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Siren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Siren is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Webster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Saint Croix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek, with the one closest to Wolf Creek listed first.
- Star Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Deer Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Anoka County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek, with the one closest to Wolf Creek listed first.
- Linwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood is located in Anoka County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- City of Columbus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- City of Columbus is located in Anoka County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Columbus
- Estimated population in 2015: 4,007 people
- Coopers Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coopers Corner is located in Anoka County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Corner
- East Bethel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chisago County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek, with the one closest to Wolf Creek listed first.
- Almelund
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylors Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shafer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Center City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Franconia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Branch is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Lindstrom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rush City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chisago City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stacy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stacy is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stacy <1>
- Wyoming
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Isanti County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek, with the one closest to Wolf Creek listed first.
- Weber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Weber is located in Isanti County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Minnesota Boys Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
- Grandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stanchfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Braham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Isanti
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elm Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elm Park is located in Isanti County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
- Kanabec County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek, with the one closest to Wolf Creek listed first.
- Grasston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coin is located in Kanabec County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Pine County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek, with the one closest to Wolf Creek listed first.
- Rock Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beroun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beroun is located in Pine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beroun
- Henriette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henriette is located in Pine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henriette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Washington County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek, with the one closest to Wolf Creek listed first.
- Otisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Otisville is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Scandia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hugo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hugo is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Withrow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Withrow is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
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.
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Almelund Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kost Evangelical Free Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Logging Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kahbakong Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McAskill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Centuria.
- The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88966 <3>
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Granum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Haustrup Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Acres Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wolf Creek had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wolf Creek, with the one closest to Wolf Creek listed first.
- Cushing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cushing is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Almelund
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunrise is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Kost
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kost is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kost
- Taylors Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Croix Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- West Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Denmark is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denmark
- North Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shafer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Randall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Randall is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Trade Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trade Lake is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade Lake
- Center City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Franconia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Lindstrom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 91 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. 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 begin with 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 Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barron County
- Burnett County
- Saint Croix County
- Anoka County
- Chisago County
- Isanti County
- Kanabec County
- Pine County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wolf Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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. |