Wolfe City, Texas, Hunt County. (original) (raw)

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.

Downtown Wolfe City
Photo courtesy Mike Price, April 2008

Downtown Wolfe City
Photo courtesy Mike Price, April 2008

Wolfe City Downtown building
Photo courtesy Mike Price, April 2008

Old factory/mill on the north side of town
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, April 2006

Wolfe City City Limit
Photo courtesy Mike Price, April 2008

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