Welcome to Wells Town ...

Wells Town is located in Lamar County<1>.

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

Wells Town is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wells Town lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Wells Town: (601) and (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Wells Town ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Wells Town: This one is located in Lamar County and the other is located in Lawrence County.

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

Communities near Wells Town ...

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

• Poplarville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
  • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <5>
• Purvis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
  • Purvis is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <5>
• Carnes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
  • Carnes is located in Forrest County
• Pinebur
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
  • Pinebur is located in Marion County
• Juniper Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
  • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
• Smith Town
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
  • Smith Town is located in Stone County
• McLaurin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
• Angie
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
  • Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <5>
• West Hattiesburg
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
  • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
• Varnado
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
  • Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <5>

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 Town. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wells Town.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wells Town ...

Looking for more information about Wells Town? 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 Town, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wells Town.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lamar County: www.lamarcounty.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/