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Welcome to Wells ...The city of Wells is located in Faribault County<1>. The location of Wells has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Wells, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1932. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Wells has a population of 2,170 people<3> (see below for details). Wells is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Wells lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Wells is within the boundaries of the (507) area code. The ZIP code for Wells: 56097<5> Websites for Wells ...Official Website: www.wells.govoffice.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wells had an population of 2,170 people. This is a decrease of 7.38% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.99% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Wells had a population of 2,343 people (which is 16.1% of the total population of Faribault County). This makes Wells the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Wells represents 0.04% of the total population of Minnesota (which has 5,303,925 people), making it the state's 241st most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,343 people, the population of Wells decreased 6.05% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,494 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Wells. Communities Also Named Wells ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Wells - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine, Michigan (5), Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York (2), North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wells. Communities near Wells ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wells.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wells. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wells. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wells. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Wells. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wells ...Looking for more information about Wells? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Wells, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wells. Adding Wells to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Wells 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 Wells was on a map titled Map of Minnesota (from Rand McNally, 1932). We also found Wells on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Minnesota (1956). For more details, see References and Mentions for Wells. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Wells: www.wells.govoffice.com/ The official website for Faribault County: www.co.faribault.mn.us/ The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/ Footnotes ...
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