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Welcome to Welborn ...

Welborn is located in Wyandotte County<1>.

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

Welborn is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Welborn: 913

Communities Also Named Welborn ...

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

Communities near Welborn ...

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

  • Kansas City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Overland Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Kansas City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Olathe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Olathe is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
  • Independence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Shawnee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lenexa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Leavenworth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Leawood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Liberty
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty is located in Clay County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Welborn ...

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

Adding Welborn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Welborn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Wyandotte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Welborn - 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.