Wolcott is a town in Princeton Township, White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 950 at the 2020 census. Wolcott was platted in May 1861 when the railroad was extended to that point and is named after its founder, Anson Wolcott. Oliver Wolcott, an ancestor of Anson, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. A post office, which wit…Wolcott is a town in Princeton Township, White County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 950 at the 2020 census. Wolcott was platted in May 1861 when the railroad was extended to that point and is named after its founder, Anson Wolcott. Oliver Wolcott, an ancestor of Anson, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. A post office, which with a zip code of 47995, the highest zip code within Indiana, has been in operation at Wolcott since 1861. Wolcott was first incorporated on May 3, 1873, however the town was dissolved two years later in 1875 due to lack of government funding. Wolcott was reincorporated in 1889.
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