Welcome to Wellsville ...
Wellsville is located in Lenawee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wellsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
Wellsville is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wellsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Wellsville: 517
Communities Also Named Wellsville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Wellsville - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, Missouri, New York (2), Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wellsville.
Communities near Wellsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wellsville.
- Adrian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sylvania
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<5> 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>
- Milan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<5> 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>
- 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.<5> 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
- 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.<5> 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>
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Lenawee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
- 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.<5> 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>
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Wellsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wellsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wellsville. 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 Wellsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wellsville. See our Newspapers Page for Wellsville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wellsville ...
Looking for more information about Wellsville? 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 Wellsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wellsville.
Adding Wellsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wellsville 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 Wellsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Wellsville post office opened in 1856.
We also found Wellsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wellsville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Lenawee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wellsville - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |