Welcome to Wellsburg ...

Wellsburg is located in Wells County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wellsburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Wellsburg is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Wellsburg: (701)

Communities Also Named Wellsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Wellsburg - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wellsburg ...

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

• Harvey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Harvey is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <4>
• Fessenden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fessenden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fessenden
  • Fessenden is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fessenden <4>
• Maddock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maddock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddock
  • Maddock is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maddock <4>
• Esmond
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
  • Esmond is located in Benson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esmond <4>
• Martin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Sheridan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
• Hamberg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamberg
  • Hamberg is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamberg <4>
• Selz
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selz
  • Selz is located in Pierce County
• Isabel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
  • Isabel is located in Benson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isabel <4>
• Bremen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Wells County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <4>
• Anamoose
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamoose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamoose
  • Anamoose is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamoose <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 Wellsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wellsburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wellsburg ...

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

Adding Wellsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wellsburg 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 Wellsburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wellsburg post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wellsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/