Welcome to Wolcott ...

The town of Wolcott is located in White County<1>.

The location of Wolcott has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wolcott, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wolcott has a population of 972 people<3> (see below for details).

Wolcott is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Wolcott lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Wolcott is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Wolcott lies within the (219) area code.

The ZIP code for Wolcott: 47995<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wolcott had an population of 972 people. This is a decrease of 2.9% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.72% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wolcott had a population of 1,001 people. This makes Wolcott the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Wolcott represents 0.02% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 304th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,001 people, the population of Wolcott increased 1.21% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 989 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wolcott.

Communities Also Named Wolcott ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Wolcott - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wolcott.

Communities near Wolcott ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wolcott.

• Rensselaer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <6>
• Monticello
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <6>
• Fowler
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <6>
• Monon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monon
  • Monon is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monon <6>
• Brookston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
  • Brookston is located in White County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <6>
• Otterbein
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterbein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein
  • Otterbein is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterbein <6>
• Oxford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <6>
• Remington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <6>
• Goodland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
  • Goodland is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodland <6>
• Brook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook
  • Brook is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brook <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wolcott. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wolcott.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wolcott. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wolcott.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolcott. See our Newspapers Page for Wolcott.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wolcott ...

Looking for more information about Wolcott? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wolcott, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wolcott.

Adding Wolcott to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wolcott in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wolcott was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Wolcott post office opened in 1861.

We also found Wolcott in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wolcott.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wolcott. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov