Welcome to Olcott ...

Olcott is located in Niagara County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olcott, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Olcott is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Olcott is located in the (716) area code.

Communities Also Named Olcott ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Olcott - they are located in California, Kansas, Kentucky, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Olcott ...

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

• Lockport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
• Niagara on the Lake
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara on the Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niagara on the Lake <4>
• Medina
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
• Lewiston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
• Youngstown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Youngstown is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <4>
• Middleport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <4>
• Wilson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
• Lyndonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndonville
  • Lyndonville is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndonville <4>
• Barker
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
  • Barker is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barker <4>
• Coomer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
  • Coomer is located in Niagara County

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 Olcott. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Olcott.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Olcott. 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 Olcott.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olcott ...

Looking for more information about Olcott? 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 Olcott, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Olcott.

Adding Olcott to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Olcott 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 Olcott was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Olcott on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olcott.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Niagara County: www.niagaracounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/