Welcome to Wales Center ...

Wales Center is located in Erie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wales Center, 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 Wales Center: Wales Ctr. (or less commonly used: Wales Cen., Wales Cent. or Wales Cntr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wales Center for more information about variations on the name of Wales Center.

Wales Center is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wales Center lies within the (716) area code.

Communities Also Named Wales Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wales Center - they are located in Maine and Michigan.

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

Communities near Wales Center ...

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

• Buffalo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Lackawanna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
  • Lackawanna is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <4>
• Depew
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <4>
• Lancaster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Hamburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• East Aurora
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
  • East Aurora is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <4>
• Williamsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
  • Williamsville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <4>
• Springville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>
• Sloan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
  • Sloan is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
• Orchard Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Orchard Park is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Park <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 Wales Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wales Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wales Center ...

Looking for more information about Wales Center? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wales Center, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wales Center.

Adding Wales Center to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wales Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/