Census Data for Wells Creek

As far as we can tell, Wells Creek<1> has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Wells Creek, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

Sandy Hook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
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West Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Liberty is located in Morgan County
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Blaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blaine is located in Lawrence County
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Morehead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morehead is located in Rowan County
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Olive Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Olive Hill is located in Carter County
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Lakeview Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
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Salyersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Salyersville is located in Magoffin County
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Grayson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson is located in Carter County
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Paintsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paintsville is located in Johnson County
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Salt Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Salt Lick is located in Bath County
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Frenchburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Frenchburg is located in Menifee County
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Campton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Campton is located in Wolfe County
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Elliott County ...

Wells Creek is located in Elliott County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Elliott County.

Miscellaneous Information for Wells Creek ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Elliott County or the community of Wells Creek:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Wells Creek:
- GNIS ID for Wells Creek: 2337155
- GNIS ID for Elliott County: 516878
- GNIS ID for State of Kentucky: 1779786

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Wells Creek is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Wells Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>	It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Wells Creek may originally have been Well's Creek. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wells Creek might be written as Well Creek. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Wells Creek.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Elliott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.