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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Wellan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wellan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wellan, please Contact Us.
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 Wellan (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 Wellan. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Wellan is historic, it would have been located within present day Perry County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Perry County: Athens, Fairfield, Hocking, Licking, Morgan & Muskingum.
Below are the counties that are near Wellan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wellan:
- Perry County (The home county of Wellan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellan, with the one closest to Wellan listed first.
- Somerset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carthon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Junction City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Avalon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Rehoboth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Chalfants
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Clover Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Redfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Glenford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Perry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Thornville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crooksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellan, with the one closest to Wellan listed first.
- Hartleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Bessemer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Nelsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glouster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Trimble
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Truetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Carbondale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Chauncey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Mount Nebo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Nebo is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellan, with the one closest to Wellan listed first.
- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Rushville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Pleasantville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Thurston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Lakeside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Millersport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Sugar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carroll
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellan, with the one closest to Wellan listed first.
- Canal Winchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blacklick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blacklick Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blacklick Estates is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacklick Estates
- Groveport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hocking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellan, with the one closest to Wellan listed first.
- Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Logan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Rockbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Run Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Sand Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sand Run is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run
- Carbon Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Carbon Hill is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
- New Pittsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Murray City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Candy Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Jobs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jobs is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobs
- Orbiston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Orbiston is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbiston
- Union Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellan, with the one closest to Wellan listed first.
- Reservoir ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reservoir is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservoir
- Brownsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harbor Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Hills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
- Gratiot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Atherton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Buckeye Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Moscow ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heath
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Central City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Central City is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Kirkersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkersville is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellan, with the one closest to Wellan listed first.
- Deavertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Durant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Morganville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Malta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elliott Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- McConnelsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Westland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Wrightstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Joy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Neelysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Chesterhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Todds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Muskingum County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellan, with the one closest to Wellan listed first.
- Fultonham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fultonham is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultonham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Cannelville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cannelville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelville
- Darlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- South Zanesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Buckeye
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Zanesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nashport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Zanesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Wortley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- Blue Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Philo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Pleasant Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wellan, with the one closest to Wellan listed first.
- Tarlton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- East Ringgold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wellan, see our County-by-County Page for Wellan.
Cemeteries Near Wellan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wellan.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Wellan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wellan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wellan, with the one closest to Wellan listed first.
- Brehm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old St. Josephs Priory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New St. Josephs Priory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ream Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Zion United Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion United Brethren In Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Otterbein Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (626 more) ...
- New Lebanon Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Somerset.
- The Greenlawn Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Community Gardens Cemetery
- Green Lawn Memory Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370445 <4>
- New Reading Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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.
Wellan itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wellan, with the one closest to Wellan listed first.
- Carthon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Somerset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Junction City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Avalon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Ziontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ziontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziontown
- Rehoboth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Chalfants
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Rushville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crossenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crossenville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossenville
- New Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Sego
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sego is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sego
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Glass Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glass Rock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Rock
- Glenford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Rushville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wellan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wellan.
Newspapers Published in Wellan ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wellan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wellan, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wellan.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Wellan:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Hocking County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Muskingum County
- Pickaway County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Wellan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wellan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |