Welcome to Welge ...

Welge is located in Randolph County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Welge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Welge is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Welge: (618)

Communities near Welge ...

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

• Perryville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Perry County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
• Chester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Pinckneyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
  • Pinckneyville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinckneyville <4>
• Sainte Genevieve
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Genevieve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Genevieve
  • Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <4>
• Sparta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Steeleville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleville
  • Steeleville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeleville <4>
• Percy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
  • Percy is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percy <4>
• Coulterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville
  • Coulterville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coulterville <4>
• Tilden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
  • Tilden is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <4>
• Evansville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Evansville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <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 Welge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Welge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Welge ...

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

Adding Welge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Welge in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Welge post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Welge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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