Welcome to Wells Creek ...

Wells Creek is located in Elliott County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Wells Creek: Wells Crk. (or less commonly used: Wells Ck. or Wells Cr.)

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

Wells Creek is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wells Creek lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Wells Creek: 606

Communities Also Named Wells Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wells Creek - they are located in Arkansas, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Wells Creek ...

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

• Morehead
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Morehead is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <3>
• West Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • West Liberty is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Liberty <3>
• Olive Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Olive Hill is located in Carter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <3>
• Sandy Hook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <3>
• Lakeview Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
• Blaine
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>
• Bell City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bell City is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
• The Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • The Ridge is located in Elliott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
• Crockett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crockett is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
• Elkfork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elkfork is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wells Creek ...

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