Welcome to Wellridge ...

Wellridge is located in Chester County<1>.

The location of Wellridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wellridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Wellridge is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wellridge lies within the (803) area code.

Communities near Wellridge ...

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

• Lancaster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Chester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Winnsboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <4>
• Great Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Falls
  • Great Falls is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Falls <4>
• Fort Lawn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lawn
  • Fort Lawn is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lawn <4>
• McConnells
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnells
  • McConnells is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnells <4>
• Richburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richburg
  • Richburg is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richburg <4>
• Lowrys
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowrys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
  • Lowrys is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
• Blackstock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstock
  • Blackstock is located in Chester County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstock <4>
• Cornwell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
  • Cornwell is located in Chester County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wellridge ...

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

Adding Wellridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wellridge 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 for Wellridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wellridge post office opened in 1855.

We also found Wellridge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wellridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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