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Welcome to Wellsdale ...

Wellsdale is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wellsdale, 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.

Wellsdale is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wellsdale lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Wellsdale: 541 & 458<3>

Communities near Wellsdale ...

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

  • Salem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Corvallis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Albany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lebanon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Dallas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Independence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Monmouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Philomath
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Aumsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wellsdale ...

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

Adding Wellsdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wellsdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wellsdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Wellsdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Wellsdale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.