Welcome to Wells ...

So far, we found very little information about Wells. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wells to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wells, please Contact Us.

Wells would have been located within present day Marshall County<2>.

The location of Wells has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wells, 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.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wells is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Wells was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Wells still existed, it would have been in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Wells ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Wells - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine, Michigan (5), Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York (2), North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wells ...

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

• Moundsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <6>
• New Martinsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Martinsville
  • New Martinsville is located in Wetzel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Martinsville <6>
• Bellaire
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <6>
• Shadyside
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Shadyside is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <6>
• Bethlehem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
  • Bethlehem is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
• McMechen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMechen
  • McMechen is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMechen <6>
• Powhatan Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Point
  • Powhatan Point is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan Point <6>
• Glen Dale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dale
  • Glen Dale is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Dale <6>
• Benwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
  • Benwood is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benwood <6>
• Cameron
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <6>

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

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

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

Adding Wells to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Wells on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wells.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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