Welcome to Walcott ...

Walcott is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Walcott is located in Deaf Smith County<1>.

Walcott is 4,240 feet [1,292 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Walcott is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Walcott lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Walcott (for example, toward Grady (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Walcott: 806

Communities Also Named Walcott ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Walcott - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Walcott ...

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

• La Plata ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • La Plata is located in Deaf Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
• Bellview
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellview is located in Curry County (NM)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
• Boise ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Boise is located in Oldham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise
• Friona
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Friona is located in Parmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friona
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friona <3>
• Glenrio ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenrio is located in Quay County (NM)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrio
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenrio <3>
• Glenrio ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenrio is located in Deaf Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrio
• Summerfield
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerfield is located in Castro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <3>
• Broadview
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Broadview is located in Curry County (NM)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadview <3>
• Hereford
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Hereford is located in Deaf Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hereford <3>
• Adrian
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Adrian is located in Oldham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walcott ...

Looking for more information about Walcott? 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 Walcott, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Walcott.