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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Wellsville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Wellsville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Wellsville is located in Lenawee County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lenawee County: Hillsdale, Jackson, Monroe, Washtenaw, Fulton (OH) & Lucas (OH).

Below are the counties that are near Wellsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wellsville:

  • Lenawee County     (The home county of Wellsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
    • Palmyra
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Holloway
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holloway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
      • Holloway is located in Lenawee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holloway
      • From Wellsville to Holloway
    • Blissfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissfield
      • Blissfield is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blissfield <3>
    • Deerfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Riga
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Britton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
      • Britton is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britton <3>
    • Ridgeway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Adrian
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Tecumseh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <3>
    • Ogden Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendly Village of Adrian
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly Village of Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village of Adrian
      • Friendly Village of Adrian is located in Lenawee County
    • Jasper
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsdale County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
    • Brooklyn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <3>
    • Norvell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norvell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
      • Norvell is located in Jackson County
    • Fishville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Napoleon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <3>
    • Clarklake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarklake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarklake
      • Clarklake is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarklake <3>
    • Grass Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
      • Grass Lake is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Lake <3>
    • Liberty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Petersburg Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cone
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
      • Cone is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cone
      • From Wellsville to Cone
    • Dundee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <3>
    • Diann
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diann. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diann
      • Diann is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Diann
      • From Wellsville to Diann
    • Federman ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Federman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
      • Federman is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Federman
      • From Wellsville to Federman
    • Lulu
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Azalia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ida
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
      • Ida is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida <3>
    • Samaria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samaria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
      • Samaria is located in Monroe County
    • Lambertville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Washtenaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
    • Bridgewater
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Bridgewater is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <3>
    • Manchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Washtenaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,144 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
    • Saline
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Rowes Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Stony Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Whittaker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sharon Hollow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittsfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pittsfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
      • Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
      • Pittsfield has also been known as:
      • Pittsfield Village
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pittsfield
      • From Wellsville to Pittsfield
    • Willis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Willis is located in Washtenaw County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <3>
    • Ann Arbor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Rawsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ypsilanti
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
    • Willow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Willow is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Willow
      • From Wellsville to Willow
    • Belleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
      • Belleville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <3>
  • Fulton County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
    • Metamora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metamora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metamora
      • Metamora is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metamora <3>
    • Whiteville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whiteville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
      • Whiteville is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whiteville
      • From Wellsville to Whiteville
    • Assumption
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Leslie ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leslie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Leslie is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leslie
      • From Wellsville to Leslie
    • Lyons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <3>
    • Lytton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Siney ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
      • Siney is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Siney
      • From Wellsville to Siney
    • Ai
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Denson ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
      • Denson is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Denson
      • From Wellsville to Denson
    • Swanton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
      • Swanton is located in Fulton County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <3>
    • Advance
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakshade
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry County (OH)
  • Lucas County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
    • Berkey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Centennial ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centennial. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
      • Centennial is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Centennial
      • From Wellsville to Centennial
    • Sylvania
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Industry ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharples
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ottawa Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
      • Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
    • Auburndale ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburndale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
      • Auburndale is located in Lucas County (OH)
    • Holland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <3>
    • West Toledo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Toledo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Maumee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
      • Maumee is located in Lucas County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <3>
    • East Toledo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Wood County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.
    • Bates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rossford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossford
      • Rossford is located in Wood County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossford <3>
    • Arbor Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Perrysburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
      • Perrysburg is located in Wood County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <3>
    • Northwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
      • Northwood is located in Wood County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <3>
    • Walbridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lime City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
      • Lime City is located in Wood County (OH)
    • Haskins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wellsville, see our County-by-County Page for Wellsville.

Cemeteries Near Wellsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wellsville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wellsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.

  • Frye Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frye Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Speigel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speigel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speigel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Palmyra Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmyra Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmyra Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scovell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scovell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scovell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holdridge Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holdridge Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holdridge Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holloway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holloway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holloway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Raisin Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raisin Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raisin Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Underwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Riga Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riga Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Deerfield Village Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deerfield Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deerfield Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Crane Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wellsville had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wellsville, with the one closest to Wellsville listed first.

  • Palmyra
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lenawee Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenawee Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenawee Junction
    • Lenawee Junction is located in Lenawee County
  • Blissfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blissfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissfield
    • Blissfield is located in Lenawee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blissfield <3>
  • Holloway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holloway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
    • Holloway is located in Lenawee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Holloway
    • From Wellsville to Holloway
  • Raisin Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raisin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin Center
    • Raisin Center is located in Lenawee County
  • Deerfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ogden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Ogden is located in Lenawee County
  • Riga
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Britton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Britton is located in Lenawee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britton <3>
  • Ridgeway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Adrian
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ogden Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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    • Tecumseh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Lenawee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <3>
    • Petersburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fairfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Lenawee County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wellsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wellsville.

Newspapers Published in Wellsville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wellsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wellsville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wellsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wellsville:

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

The official website for Lenawee County: www.lenawee.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wellsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wellsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wellsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8846, Longitude: -83.8855    









 

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