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WOLFE CITY, TEXAS

Hunt County, Central Texas North

33°22'05"N 96°04'14"W (33.367996, -96.070430)

Highways 34 and 11
17 Miles N of Greenville the county seat
21 miles SW of Honey Grove
23 miles SE of Whitewright
13 miles NW of Commerce
Population: 1,472 Est. (2018)
1,412 (2010) 1,566 (2000) 1,505 (1990)

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Wolfe City T exas Booth Theatre Coca Cola painted Sign
Booth Theatre & Coca Cola painted sign
Photo courtesy Mike Price, April 2008
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History in a Pecan Shell

Namesake J. Pinckney Wolfe settled here around the 1870s and built a mill here. The community was first called Wolfe's Mill but was changed when a post office application was submitted in 1882.

The Santa Fe Railroad arrived in 1887, making the community a shipping point. From a population of only 200 in the early 1880s, Wolfe City grew to 1,800 by 1892. The town had all essential businesses including a foundry newspaper and two cotton gins. The population was 1,400 around 1917 and it reached its zenith in the 20s with 1,859 citizens. After WWII it had decreased to 1,300 and has slowly grown to its current estimate of 1,472.

Wolfe City Texas Downtown
Downtown Wolfe City
Photo courtesy Mike Price, April 2008

Wolfe City Texas Downtown
Downtown Wolfe City
Photo courtesy Mike Price, April 2008

Wolfe City Downtown building
Photo courtesy Mike Price, April 2008

Wolfe City Texas Church
Photo courtesy Mike Price, April 2008
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Wolfe City Texas Former Gas Station
Wolfe City Former Gas Station
Photo courtesy Mike Price, April 2008
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Wolfe City Texas Old Factory Mill and water tower
Old factory/mill on the north side of town
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2006

Wolfe City Texas water tower
Photo courtesy Mike Price, April 2008
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Wolfe City Texas City Limit
Wolfe City City Limit
Photo courtesy Mike Price, April 2008



Take a road trip

Wolfe City, Texas Nearby Towns:
Greenville the county seat
Commerce
Honey Grove
Whitewright
Bonham
Dallas
See Hunt County, Central Texas North

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