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Welcome to Wells Crossroads ...

Wells Crossroads is located in Lee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Wells Crossroads: Wells Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wells Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Wells Crossroads.

Wells Crossroads is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wells Crossroads: 803 & 839<3>

Communities near Wells Crossroads ...

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

  • Sumter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bishopville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Timmonsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Lamar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Darlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <4>
  • Turbeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Olanta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynchburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cartersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Cartersville is located in Florence County
  • Oswego
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • Oswego is located in Sumter 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 Wells Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wells Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wells Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wells Crossroads - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Wells Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Wells Crossroads 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.