Town file
Wolf Creek, Oregon
Wolf Creek, Oregon is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 276, "Throw Momma In The Hole" (22 April 2022). Wolf Creek, Oregon, is an unincorporated community southwest of Eugene, deep in the hills at the end of winding switchback roads.
- Town
- Wolf Creek
- State
- Oregon
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 276
- Approximate location
- 42.696, -123.395
Episode 276 / 22 April 2022 / 63 min / express
Throw Momma In The Hole
"It is Wolf Creek, Oregon, southwest of Eugene, an unincorporated community out in the hills." about 0:02:28
The case: Murder of Barbara Ann Hardegger (September 20, 2001). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2022
- Population
- about 1,695
History, in brief
- The Wolf Creek Inn has been there forever and is on the National Historic Register. about 0:03:35
- The inn was originally a refuge for early Oregon stagecoach pioneers heading north on the Applegate Trail; the owner prepared chicken dinners in the upstairs ballroom. about 0:03:39
- The old town, now in a state park, is being restored; the area is known for hauntings, which the show Ghost Adventures blamed on a local witch community. about 0:07:13
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Wimer, Oregon16 miles
- Grants Pass, Oregon18 miles
- Kerby, Oregon37 miles
- Cave Junction, Oregon39 miles
- Springfield, Oregon96 miles
- Alsea, Oregon117 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.