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Welcome to Wellington ...

Wellington is located on the Gulf Coast.

Wellington is located in Harris County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wellington, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1948.

Wellington is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wellington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Wellington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Wellington: This one is located in Harris County and the other is located in Collingsworth County.

Beyond Texas, there are 39 communities that are also named Wellington - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia (4), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wellington ...

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

  • Conroe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <3>
  • Humble
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tomball
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jersey Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Oak Ridge North
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shenandoah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Panorama Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
  • Magnolia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cut and Shoot
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Chateau Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wellington ...

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

Adding Wellington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wellington 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 (so far) for Wellington was on a map titled Road Map for Oklahoma (from Shell Oil, 1948).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wellington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Harris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wellington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.