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Welcome to Welland ...

Welland is primarily located in La Salle County<1>. A portion of Welland extends into Lee County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Welland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Welland is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Welland: 815 & 779<3>

Communities Also Named Welland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Welland - they are located in Ontario, South Dakota and Washington.

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

Communities near Welland ...

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

  • La Salle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Mendota
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Amboy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Earlville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Waterman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • North Utica
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • North Utica is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
  • Ladd
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ladd is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,184 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladd <4>
  • Franklin Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Shabbona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Leland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Welland ...

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

Adding Welland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Welland 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 (so far) for Welland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Welland post office opened in 1906. The Welland post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Welland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including La Salle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Welland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Welland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Welland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/