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History · Wolf Creek Township

Wolf Creek Township’s post office opened in 1844, and 22% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1913 on and the census since 2000.

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0on the National Register
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How Wolf Creek Township began

When was Wolf Creek Township founded?

1844

The Wolf Creek Township post office opened in 1844, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, Centretown (1840) and Wolf Creek (1844), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

First census: 729 in 20002020 census: 718182 years
Founding year: the first Wolf Creek Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Wolf Creek Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Wolf Creek Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Wolf Creek Township, and 1 old place names are still on the map.On the map since 19136 editions of the USGS map, 1913 to 1981. Watch Wolf Creek Township change.Deep rootsA post office since 1844: 182 years of Wolf Creek Township.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wolf Creek Township’s history is told.

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Centretown
1840–1904
Wolf Creek
1844–1882
18401930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Centertown
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Wolf Creek Township
EbenezerUnion Home

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

On the map

Wolf Creek Township on the map, 1913 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Wolf Creek Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Wolf Creek Township on the 1913 USGS mapWolf Creek Township on the 1939 USGS mapWolf Creek Township on the 1943 USGS mapWolf Creek Township on the 1961 USGS mapWolf Creek Township on the 1970 USGS mapWolf Creek Township on the 1981 USGS map1913Mercer sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Wolf Creek Township.

The story so far

Wolf Creek Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wolf Creek Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Wolf Creek Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 716 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 832 in 2010.

Its first post office opened in 1844. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 832 to 718 (-14%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

From the old history books

What they wrote about Wolf Creek Township in 1888

Passages that mention Wolf Creek Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.

Pioneers. — The early settlement of the township is partly discussed under the head of “Wolf Creek Township.” From all the confused testimony and untrustworthy records that could be seen, it appears that the first settler in the region now called Pine Township was a man named John Sutherland.
History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania1888 · page 570Read the page →
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Pioneers. — The early settlement of the township is partly discussed under the head of “Wolf Creek Township.” From all the confused testimony and untrustworthy records that could be seen, it appears that the first settler in the region now called Pine Township was a man named John Sutherland.

Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.

Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Timeline

Wolf Creek Township, 1840 to 1913

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1840Post officeThe Centretown post office opens
  3. 1844Post officeThe Wolf Creek post office opens
  4. 1882Post officeThe Wolf Creek post office closes
  5. 20th century
  6. 1904Post officeThe Centretown post office closes
  7. 1913On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Wolf Creek Township, decade by decade

Today2 recent
PA 173 nb entering Wolf Creek Twp., Mercer Co., June 20242024PA 173 nb entering Wolf Creek Twp., Mercer Co., June …Wolf Creek Township cornfield and farmstead2019Wolf Creek Township cornfield and farmstead
People over time

Wolf Creek Township, census by census

020040060080020002020Peak: 832

Between 716 and 832 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Wolf Creek Township’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Wolf Creek Township

Nobody well known was born in Wolf Creek Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Rob SchmidtAmerican film director · b. 1965
Smokin' Joe KubekAmerican electric blues guitarist · b. 1956
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Jimmy Del RayAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1962
Paula KellyAmerican big band singer · b. 1919
Gary PetersAmerican baseball player · b. 1937
Robert M. NemkovichSupreme Bishop of the Polish National Catholic … · b. 1942
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Findley Township1 historic placeA−Pine Township2 historic placesB−

Questions about Wolf Creek Township’s history

What year was Wolf Creek Township founded?

The Wolf Creek Township post office opened in 1844, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.