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Welcome to Wells Tannery ...

Wells Tannery is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wells Tannery, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Wells Tannery is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wells Tannery lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Wells Tannery: 814 & 582<3>

The ZIP code for Wells Tannery: 16691<4>

Communities near Wells Tannery ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wells Tannery ...

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

Adding Wells Tannery to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wells Tannery 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 (so far) for Wells Tannery was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wells Tannery.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wells Tannery - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Wells Tannery area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Wells Tannery area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Wells Tannery). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wells Tannery or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.