Welcome to Woolcott ...
Woolcott is located in Bracken County<1>.
Woolcott is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Woolcott lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Woolcott: 606
Communities near Woolcott ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Woolcott.
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Brown County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
- Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <4>
- New Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- New Richmond is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richmond <4>
- Falmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Augusta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Felicity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Mason County
- Brooksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Brooksville is located in Bracken County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <4>
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 Woolcott. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woolcott.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Woolcott. 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 Woolcott.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Woolcott. See our Newspapers Page for Woolcott.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woolcott ...
Looking for more information about Woolcott? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Woolcott, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Woolcott.
Adding Woolcott to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Woolcott 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 Woolcott was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Woolcott.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Bracken, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woolcott - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |