Wolf Lake, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Wolf Lake, Illinois is located in Illinois
Wolf Lake, Illinois
Wolf Lake, Illinois
Coordinates: 37°30′15″N 89°26′18″W / 37.50417°N 89.43833°W / 37.50417; -89.43833[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyUnion
Elevation
[1]
354 ft (108 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
62998
Area code618
GNIS feature ID421392[1]

Wolf Lake is an unincorporated community in Union County, Illinois, United States.[1] The community is located on Illinois Route 3 between Aldridge to the north and Ware to the south. It is about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the Mississippi River. The nearest incorporated city to Wolf Lake is Jonesboro, which is about 10 miles (16 km) southeast. Cape Girardeau, Missouri is about 10 miles (16 km) to the south-southeast.[2]

Background

On top of part of the bluff that overlooks Wolf Lake is a federally designated wilderness area, Clear Springs Wilderness.

Education

  • Shawnee High School

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wolf Lake, Illinois
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 58, ISBN 0-89933-224-2


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