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Welcome to Wells Corners ...

Wells Corners is located in Lake County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Wells Corners: Wells Cors.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wells Corners for more information about variations on the name of Wells Corners.

Wells Corners is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wells Corners: 847 & 224<3>

Communities Also Named Wells Corners ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wells Corners - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Wells Corners ...

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

  • Kenosha
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
  • Waukegan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Arlington Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Palatine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Des Plaines
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Mount Prospect
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Glenview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Wheeling
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Northbrook
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Wells Corners. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wells Corners.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wells Corners ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wells Corners - 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 847 code has been Overlayed with the 224 area code. New phone numbers in the Wells Corners area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Wells Corners 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.