Welcome to Wells Beach ...

Wells Beach is located in York County<1>.

The location of Wells Beach has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wells Beach, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Wells Beach: Wells Bch.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wells Beach for more information about variations on the name of Wells Beach.

Wells Beach is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Wells Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Wells Beach: (207)

Communities near Wells Beach ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wells Beach.

• Dover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Portsmouth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
• Biddeford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddeford
  • Biddeford is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biddeford <4>
• Sanford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
• Saco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
  • Saco is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <4>
• York
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Somersworth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
  • Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
  • Former names for Somersworth:
  • Great Falls
  • Summersworth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <4>
• Kennebunk
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunk
  • Kennebunk is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennebunk <4>
• Kittery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittery
  • Kittery is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittery <4>
• Old Orchard Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Orchard Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard Beach
  • Old Orchard Beach is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Orchard Beach <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 Wells Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wells Beach.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wells Beach. 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 Wells Beach.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wells Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Wells Beach.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wells Beach ...

Looking for more information about Wells Beach? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wells Beach, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wells Beach.

Adding Wells Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Wells Beach on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maine (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wells Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/