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Welcome to Wellsboro ...

Wellsboro is located in LaPorte County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wellsboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Wellsboro is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Wellsboro (for example, toward Walkerton), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Wellsboro: 219

Communities Also Named Wellsboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wellsboro - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Wellsboro ...

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

  • Valparaiso
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Michigan City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • La Porte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Chesterton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Westville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Westville is located in LaPorte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <3>
  • Porter
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Knox is located in Starke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <3>
  • Walkerton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • New Carlisle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carlisle
    • New Carlisle is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carlisle <3>
  • Trail Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
    • Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wellsboro ...

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

Adding Wellsboro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Wellsboro on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wellsboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including LaPorte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wellsboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.