Welcome to Wellwood ...

Wellwood is located in Camden County<1>.

The location of Wellwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wellwood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Wellwood is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Wellwood: (856)

Communities Also Named Wellwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Wellwood - they are located in Manitoba, Maryland (2), New York and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Wellwood ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
• Camden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Norristown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <4>
• Chester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Yeadon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
• Gloucester City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
• Darby
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <4>
• Lansdowne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <4>
• Burlington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
• Woodbury
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Gloucester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wellwood ...

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

Adding Wellwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wellwood 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 Wellwood was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wellwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Camden County: www.camdencounty.com/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/