Welcome to Wellsboro ...

Wellsboro is located in LaPorte County<1>.

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

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

Wellsboro is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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).

Wellsboro is within the (219) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
  • Valparaiso is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <4>
• Michigan City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
  • Michigan City is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan City <4>
• La Porte
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
  • La Porte is located in LaPorte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <4>
• Chesterton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterton
  • Chesterton is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterton <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Porter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
  • Porter is located in Porter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porter <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Walkerton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
  • Walkerton is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerton <4>
• 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.<2> 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 <4>
• 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.<2> 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for LaPorte County: www.laportecounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov