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History · Wolf Creek Colony

The history of Wolf Creek Colony

Below: maps from 1898 on.

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Wolf Creek Colony are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18983 editions of the USGS map, 1898 to 1985. Watch Wolf Creek Colony change.
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Wolf Creek Colony on the map, 1898 to 1985

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

Wolf Creek Colony on the 1898 USGS mapWolf Creek Colony on the 1957 USGS mapWolf Creek Colony on the 1985 USGS map1898Olivet sheet · 1:125,000

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 Colony.

The story so far

Wolf Creek Colony, in brief

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

Wolf Creek Colony is a Hutterite colony and census-designated place (CDP) in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 0 at the 2020 census. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. It is in the east-central part of the county, in the valley of Wolf Creek just north of where it flows into the James River. It is 10 miles (16 km) by road northeast of Olivet, the county seat, and the same distance west of Freeman.

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

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Famous people close to Wolf Creek Colony

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Connor HansenAmerican politician · b. 1913
Wilbur FossAmerican politician and fiddler · b. 1921

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.