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Introduction ...

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 Wells Creek (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 Wells Creek. 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.

Name Variations for Wells Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Wells Creek: Wells Crk. (or less commonly used: Wells Ck. or Wells Cr.)
  • While the name of this community is Wells Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wells Creek may originally have been Well's Creek.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wells Creek might be written as Well Creek.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Wells Creek is located in Somerset County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Somerset County: Allegany (MD), Garrett (MD), Bedford, Cambria, Fayette & Westmoreland.

Below are the counties that are near Wells Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wells Creek:

  • Somerset County     (The home county of Wells Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.
    • Friedens
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Coleman
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
      • Coleman is located in Somerset County
    • Boswell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
      • Boswell is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <2>
    • Mostoller
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mostoller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mostoller
      • Mostoller is located in Somerset County
    • Gideon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gideon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
      • Gideon is located in Somerset County
    • Shanksville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shanksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanksville
      • Shanksville is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shanksville <2>
    • Somerset
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <2>
    • Kantner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kantner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kantner
      • Kantner is located in Somerset County
    • Stoystown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoystown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoystown
      • Stoystown is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoystown <2>
    • Husband
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Husband. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husband
      • Husband is located in Somerset County
    • Indian Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
      • Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Sipesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
      • Sipesville is located in Somerset County
    • Buckstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckstown
      • Buckstown is located in Somerset County
  • Bedford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.
    • Kegg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kegg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
      • Kegg is located in Bedford County
    • Schellsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellsburg
      • Schellsburg is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schellsburg <2>
    • New Paris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
      • New Paris is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <2>
    • Hyndman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
      • Hyndman is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <2>
    • Manns Choice
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Choice
      • Manns Choice is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Choice <2>
    • Pleasantville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
      • Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Stringtown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
      • Stringtown is located in Bedford County
    • Wolfsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfsburg
      • Wolfsburg is located in Bedford County
    • Cooks Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooks Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
      • Cooks Mills is located in Bedford County
    • Charlesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charlesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
      • Charlesville is located in Bedford County
    • Osterburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Saint Clairsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clairsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
      • Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Pavia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pavia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavia
      • Pavia is located in Bedford County
  • Cambria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.
    • Scalp Level
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scalp Level have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalp Level
      • Scalp Level is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
    • Ferndale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
      • Ferndale is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <2>
    • Belmont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Cambria County
    • Elim
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim
      • Elim is located in Cambria County
    • Geistown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geistown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geistown
      • Geistown is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
    • Lorain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorain
      • Lorain is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
    • Dale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
      • Dale is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
    • Southmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
      • Southmont is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
    • Westmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
      • Westmont is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,625 people
    • Brownstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Daisytown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisytown
      • Daisytown is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
    • Johnstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Lilly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
      • Lilly is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.
    • Seven Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
      • Seven Springs is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Springs <2>
    • Champion
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Indian Head
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
      • Indian Head is located in Fayette County
    • White
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
      • White is located in Fayette County
    • Bear Rocks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rocks
      • Bear Rocks is located in Fayette County
    • Laurelville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurelville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelville
      • Laurelville is located in Fayette County
    • Ohiopyle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Indiana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.
    • Robinson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
      • Robinson is located in Indiana County
    • Armagh
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Dilltown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Heshbon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heshbon
      • Heshbon is located in Indiana County
    • Wehrum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehrum
      • Wehrum is located in Indiana County
    • Blairsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Westmoreland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.
    • Laurel Mountain
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Mountain
      • Laurel Mountain is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Laurel Mountain has also been known as:
      • Laurel Mountain Park
    • Laughlintown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rector
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
    • Ligonier
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Stahlstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Donegal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donegal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegal
      • Donegal is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donegal <2>
    • Darlington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
      • Darlington is located in Westmoreland County
    • West Fairfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Fairfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
      • West Fairfield is located in Westmoreland County
    • New Florence
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Robb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb
      • Robb is located in Westmoreland County
    • Seward
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
      • Seward is located in Westmoreland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <2>
    • Kingston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kingston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Westmoreland County
  • Allegany County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.
    • Barrelville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrelville
      • Barrelville is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Mount Savage
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
      • Mount Savage is located in Allegany County (MD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Savage <2>
    • Ellerslie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellerslie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
      • Ellerslie is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Zihlman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zihlman
      • Zihlman is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Frostburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Corriganville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corriganville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriganville
      • Corriganville is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Clarysville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
      • Clarysville is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Eckhart Mines
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eckhart Mines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckhart Mines
      • Eckhart Mines is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Midlothian
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midlothian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlothian
      • Midlothian is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Borden Shaft
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Borden Shaft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Shaft
      • Borden Shaft is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • La Vale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Klondike
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
      • Klondike is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Cumberland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Garrett County (MD)
    • Grantsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Mineral County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.
    • Ridgeley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carpendale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
      • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wells Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Wells Creek.

Cemeteries Near Wells Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wells Creek.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wells Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.

  • Friedens Luthern Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Listie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Listie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Listie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pugh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mispah Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mispah Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mispah Lutheran Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<6> to the east of Shanksville.
    • The Mispah Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mispah Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188400 <5>
  • Lichty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lichty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lichty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Husband Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Husband Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Husband Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pike Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schmucker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Weller Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (168 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Garden of Memories Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memories Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stanislaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

While we didn't find Wells Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wells Creek.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.

  • Friedens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Coleman
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Coleman is located in Somerset County
  • Geiger
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geiger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
    • Geiger is located in Somerset County
  • Mostoller
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mostoller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mostoller
    • Mostoller is located in Somerset County
  • Gideon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gideon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
    • Gideon is located in Somerset County
  • Somerset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Somerset is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <2>
  • Shanksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shanksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanksville
    • Shanksville is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shanksville <2>
  • Lambertsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambertsville
    • Lambertsville is located in Somerset County
  • Stoystown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoystown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoystown
    • Stoystown is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoystown <2>
  • Husband
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Husband. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husband
    • Husband is located in Somerset County
  • Sipesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipesville
    • Sipesville is located in Somerset County
  • Downey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Downey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
    • Downey is located in Somerset County
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    • Glade
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
      • Glade is located in Somerset County
    • Boone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
      • Boone is located in Somerset County
    • Buckstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckstown
      • Buckstown is located in Somerset County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wells Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wells Creek.

Newspapers Published in Wells Creek ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wells Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wells Creek, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wells Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Wells Creek:

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

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wells Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wells Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0379, Longitude: -78.9947       In this case, the coordinates for Wells Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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 Wells Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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