Welcome to Walcott ...

Walcott is located in Carbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walcott, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Walcott is 6,620 feet [2,018 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Walcott is 1¼ mile [or 2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Walcott lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Walcott: (307)

The ZIP code for Walcott: 82335<3>

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 Texas.

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

Communities near Walcott ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Walcott.

• Hanna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
  • Hanna is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanna <4>
• Sinclair
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
  • Sinclair is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinclair <4>
• Fort Steele ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Steele
  • Fort Steele is located in Carbon County
• Elmo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Elmo is located in Carbon County
• Rawlins
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
  • Rawlins is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rawlins <4>
• Saratoga
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
  • Saratoga is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga <4>
• Elk Mountain
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
  • Elk Mountain is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Mountain <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 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Walcott, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Walcott.

Adding Walcott to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Walcott in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Walcott post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walcott.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/