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Little Wolf

Ghost town · Waupaca County, Wisconsin

Manawa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000)
Manawa quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1969, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Little Wolf is a ghost town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, recorded as former human settlement in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States of America. It is one of 7 former communities in Waupaca County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 41 Wisconsin counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Little Wolf as a historical populated place on the Manawa 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 44.4222° N, 88.9015° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleManawa
Elevation805 ft
Nearest living townManawa, WI
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1850489
Coordinates44.42220, -88.90150

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What's there now

Little Wolf is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Manawa, WI (population 1,317), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 805 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 Little Wolf?

Little Wolf is in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, at 44.4222, -88.9015.

How many ghost towns are in Waupaca County?

Waupaca County, Wisconsin has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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