Welcome to Welch Point ...
So far, we found very little information about Welch Point. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Welch Point to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Welch Point, please Contact Us.
Welch Point would have been located within present day Dunn County<2>.
The location of Welch Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
A typical abbreviation for Welch Point: Welch Pt.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Welch Point is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Welch Point was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Welch Point once stood is in the (715) & (534)<5> area codes.
Communities near Welch Point ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Welch Point.
- Menomonie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Mondovi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Durand
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Spring Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Elk Mound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Elmwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Pepin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
- Pepin is located in Pepin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Plum City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Knapp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Nelson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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 Welch Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Welch Point.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Welch Point. 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 Welch Point.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Welch Point. See our Newspapers Page for Welch Point.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dunn County: www.dunncountywi.govoffice2.com/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Welch Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dunn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Welch Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |