About Wolcott, Connecticut

Wolcott began as Farmingbury, a border parish shared by Waterbury and Farmington. A tied legislative vote in 1796 was reportedly decided by Oliver Wolcott, whose name the new town adopted. The community remained largely rural into the twentieth century.

  • Incorporated in 1796Farmingbury became a town after a deciding vote credited to Lieutenant Governor Oliver Wolcott.
  • 16,142 peopleCounted in the 2020 census.
  • Seth ThomasThe clockmaker was born here in 1785 and later gave his name to Thomaston.
  • Amos Bronson AlcottThe teacher and reformer was born here in 1799 and was the father of Louisa May Alcott.
  • Woodtick ReservoirDamming the Mad River in 1917 created the 121-acre water supply for the Scovill Manufacturing Company.

Find your street

Names on the Wolcott map

Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.

Places and landmarks17

  • Alcott School
  • Farmingbury Hills Golf Course
  • Frisbie School
  • High Point Baptist Church
  • Mattatuck Beach
  • Peterson Park
  • Russell Preserve
  • Southwest District School
  • Sunrise Park
  • Tyrrell Middle School
  • Wakelee School
  • Wolcott Green
Show all 17 places
  • Wolcott High School
  • Wolcott Post Office
  • Wolcott Public Library
  • Wolf Hill
  • Woodtick Recreation Area

Streets and roads8

  • Minor Rd
  • Swamp Rd
  • Susan Ct
  • Forestview Dr
  • Lyman Rd
  • Tuxis Rd
  • Pleasant St
  • Todds Rd

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The art of mapping a place

How This Map Was Made

Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.

  1. Aerial imagery of Mendon, Massachusetts, from the USDA NAIP program

    The view from above

    Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.

  2. USGS elevation data rendered as shaded relief of Mendon, Massachusetts

    The shape of the land

    Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.

  3. Closeup of roads, waterways, and buildings on the Mendon, Massachusetts map

    The details of home

    Roads, waterways, and building footprints come together to make the map feel unmistakably local.

  4. Finished Mendon, Massachusetts map shown in a black frame

    Geography becomes art

    Considered color, shading, and typography bring the layers together in a map made for your wall.

Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.

The Details

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