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Wolfe

Ghost town · Vernon County, Missouri

Hume quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:24,000)
Hume quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1940, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Wolfe is a ghost town in Vernon County, Missouri. It is one of 6 former communities in Vernon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wolfe as a historical populated place on the Hume topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.0078° N, 94.5294° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHume
Elevation818 ft
Nearest living townStotesbury, MO
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID740257
Coordinates38.00781, -94.52940

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What's there now

Wolfe is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stotesbury, MO (population 2), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 818 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Wolfe?

Wolfe is in Vernon County, Missouri, at 38.0078, -94.5294.

How many ghost towns are in Vernon County?

Vernon County, Missouri has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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