Welcome to Wellington ...

Wellington is located in Roane County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wellington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Wellington is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Wellington: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Wellington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Wellington - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Wellington ...

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

• Ripley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
• Elizabeth
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <5>
• Grantsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Reedy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
  • Reedy is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
• Rocksdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocksdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
  • Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
• Pink
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
  • Pink is located in Calhoun County
• Creston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Wirt County
• Rushville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Roane County
• Zona
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
  • Zona is located in Roane County
• Burning Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
  • Burning Springs is located in Wirt County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wellington ...

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

Adding Wellington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wellington in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wellington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wellington post office opened in 1899.

We also found Wellington on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wellington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/