Welcome to Wellan ...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. Wellan would have been located within present day Perry County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Wellan, 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. While the community is gone, the present day location for Wellan is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: The area where Wellan was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Codes where Wellan was located: 740 & 220<4> Communities near Wellan ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wellan.
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 Wellan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wellan. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wellan. 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 Wellan. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wellan. See our Newspapers Page for Wellan. Adding Wellan to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Wellan in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Wellan was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Wellan. Footnotes ...
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