Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Wolcott (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Wolcott. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Wolcott is located in White County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of White County: Benton, Carroll, Cass, Jasper, Pulaski & Tippecanoe.
Below are the counties that are near Wolcott. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wolcott:
- White County (The home county of Wolcott)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolcott, with the one closest to Wolcott listed first.
- Reynolds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Monon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chalmers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Indiana Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Indiana Beach is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana Beach
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Norway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Norway is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Brookston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sitka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sitka is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Buffalo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Springboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springboro is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springboro
- Idaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Idaville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Headlee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Headlee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headlee
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolcott, with the one closest to Wolcott listed first.
- Wadena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Atkinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Fowler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otterbein
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Oxford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Templeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Templeton is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Earl Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Raub
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Raub is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Boswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Freeland Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Talbot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolcott, with the one closest to Wolcott listed first.
- Yeoman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Yeoman is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeoman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Pittsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
- Delphi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rockfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Pyrmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Radnor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Burrows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burrows is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Camden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ockley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ockley is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ockley
- Owasco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Owasco is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Flora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolcott, with the one closest to Wolcott listed first.
- Lake Cicott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Cicott is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cicott
- Royal Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clinton County
- Edna Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edna Mills is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Mills
- Fountain County
- Roberts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Fountain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolcott, with the one closest to Wolcott listed first.
- Remington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Collegeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Collegeville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeville
- Rensselaer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gifford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gifford is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
- Fair Oaks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Virgie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Wheatfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stoutsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Tefft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tefft is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tefft
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolcott, with the one closest to Wolcott listed first.
- Goodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Foresman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ayr
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Kentland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beaver City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Morocco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roselawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolcott, with the one closest to Wolcott listed first.
- Francesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Medaryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Star City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thornhope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thornhope is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhope
- Former names for Thornhope:
- Parisville
- Rosedale
- Thornhope has also been known as:
- Oak
- Winamac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tippecanoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolcott, with the one closest to Wolcott listed first.
- Montmorenci
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Montmorenci is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montmorenci
- Battle Ground
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Americus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Americus is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- West Lafayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Delp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delp is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delp
- Buck Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elston is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elston
- Glenhall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glenhall is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhall
- Shadeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shadeland is located in Tippecanoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
- Westpoint
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolcott, with the one closest to Wolcott listed first.
- Green Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Green Hill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Pine Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chatterton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chatterton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatterton
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brisco is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Iroquois County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wolcott, with the one closest to Wolcott listed first.
- Effner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Sheldon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Iroquois
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stockland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wolcott, see our County-by-County Page for Wolcott.
Cemeteries Near Wolcott ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolcott.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Wolcott - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wolcott covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wolcott, with the one closest to Wolcott listed first.
- Apostolic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wolcott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dobbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Remington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Swisher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Milroy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bunnell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Crockett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- High Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wolcott had a population of 246 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wolcott had a population of 970 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wolcott, with the one closest to Wolcott listed first.
- Seafield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seafield is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seafield
- Remington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reynolds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smithson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smithson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson
- Lee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Round Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Round Grove is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Grove
- Chalmers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chalmers is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
- Monon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Guernsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Guernsey is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
- Pleasant Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Wadena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Lochiel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lochiel is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochiel
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rensselaer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brookston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wolcott. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wolcott.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wolcott ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolcott.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wolcott. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wolcott and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wolcott.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> of Wolcott.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wolcott:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to White County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Cass County
- Clinton County
- Fountain County
- Jasper County
- Newton County
- Pulaski County
- Tippecanoe County
- Warren County
- Iroquois County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wolcott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wolcott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |