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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 doctors and 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 Lamoille County.

To see how the shape of Vermont's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lamoille County: Caledonia, Chittenden, Franklin, Orleans & Washington.

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:

  • Lamoille County     (The home county of Wolcott)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolcott, with the one closest to Wolcott listed first.
    • Wolcott
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Wolcott is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
    • Cleveland Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmore
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Elmore is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
    • Morrisville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hyde Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hyde Park is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
    • Cadys Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hyde Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Morristown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Morristown is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,549 people
    • Eden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Eden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Eden is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Johnson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Johnson is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
    • Johnson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Caledonia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolcott, with the one closest to Wolcott listed first.
    • Hardwick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Hardwick is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,839 people
    • East Hardwick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • South Walden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stannard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Walden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Walden is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
    • Stannard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Stannard is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Walden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheelock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Wheelock is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
    • West Danville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheffield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Sheffield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sheffield is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
    • Danville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Danville is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
  • Chittenden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolcott, with the one closest to Wolcott listed first.
    • Underhill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Underhill is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underhill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,076 people
    • Bolton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bolton is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
    • Nashville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jericho Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jericho
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jericho is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,006 people
    • Jericho
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Westford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Westford is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
    • Westford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Richmond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Richmond is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,100 people
    • Richmond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Essex Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Essex
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Essex is located in Chittenden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,839 people
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolcott, with the one closest to Wolcott listed first.
    • Concord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Victory
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Victory is located in Essex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolcott, with the one closest to Wolcott listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Montgomery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Bakersfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Bakersfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
    • Bakersfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Fletcher
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Fletcher is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
    • Binghamville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Binghamville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamville
    • Fairfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
    • Montgomery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Egypt ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Enosburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Enosburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfax
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Fairfax is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,917 people
    • Fairfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolcott, with the one closest to Wolcott listed first.
    • Orange
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Orange is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
    • Williamstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Topsham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Topsham is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
    • Williamstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Williamstown is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
  • Orleans County
  • Washington County
  • Grafton County (NH)
    • Monroe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Monroe is located in Grafton County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people

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.

  • Fairmont Lower Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fairmont Upper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hubbell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Lake Elmore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jacob Paine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Davenport Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • West Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Plains Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmore Mtn. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Main Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (393 more) ...
    • Maple Street Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jones Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wolcott, with the one closest to Wolcott listed first.

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 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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolcott.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolcott, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wolcott.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wolcott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.