Welcome to Wells ...

Wells is located in Orangeburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wells, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Wells is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Wells: (803)

Communities Also Named Wells ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 42 communities that are also named Wells - they are located in Alaska, British Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine, Michigan (5), Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York (2), North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wells.

Communities near Wells ...

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

• Saint George
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <3>
• Holly Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill
  • Holly Hill is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Hill <3>
• Summerton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
  • Summerton is located in Clarendon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerton <3>
• Santee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee
  • Santee is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santee <3>
• Bowman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
  • Bowman is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <3>
• Harleyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harleyville
  • Harleyville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harleyville <3>
• Elloree
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elloree
  • Elloree is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elloree <3>
• Cameron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Eutawville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutawville
  • Eutawville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eutawville <3>
• Reevesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
  • Reevesville is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reevesville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wells ...

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

Adding Wells to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wells post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wells.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/