Wolcott, Kansas
Wolcott, Kansas | |
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Wolcott Wolcott | |
| Coordinates: 39°11′18″N 94°48′05″W / 39.18833°N 94.80139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Wyandotte |
| Named after | Herbert Wolcott |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Wolcott is a neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas, in the United States.
Wolcott was originally called Connor, and under the latter name was platted as a village in 1868.[1] The town was an important shipping point on the Missouri Pacific Railway main line on the Missouri River between Kansas City and Leavenworth.[2] In 1902 the town was renamed in honor of Herbert Wolcott, a railroad official who was the first general manager of the Kansas City Western Electric Railway.[3]
Wolcott had a post office from 1867 to 1944. First known as Connor's Station, in 1889 the post office was renamed to Connor.[1] The post office had its name changed again in 1899 to Wolcott until the post office was discontinued in 1944.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Map of Wyandotte Co., Kansas". Philadelphia: Published by G.M. Hopkins, C.E., 1887. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
- ^ "Kansas City - 1887". The University of Texas at Austin. USGS. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ Morgan, Perl Wilbur (1911). History of Wyandotte County, Kansas: And Its People, Volume 1. The Lewis Publishing Company. p. 325.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 - Kansas Historical Society". www.kansashistory.gov. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
