Welcome to Wells ...Wells is located in the Adirondacks. Wells is located in Hamilton County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Wells, you might consider that their post office opened in 1828. Wells is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Wells lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Wells ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Wells: This one is located in Hamilton County and the other is located in Chemung County. Beyond New York, 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), Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico, 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 5 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Wells in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Wells. Footnotes ...
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