Welcome to Wellman ...

The city of Wellman is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Wellman is located in Terry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wellman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wellman has a population of 203 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Wellman is 3,340 feet [1,018 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Wellman is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Wellman (for example, toward Lovington (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Wellman: 806

The ZIP code for Wellman: 79378<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wellman had an population of 203 people.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wellman had a population of 203 people. This makes Wellman the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 203 people, the population of Wellman has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 203 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wellman.

Communities Also Named Wellman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Wellman - they are located in Iowa, Mississippi, Ohio and Ontario.

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

Communities near Wellman ...

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

• Brownfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield
  • Brownfield is located in Terry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownfield <5>
• Seagraves
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagraves
  • Seagraves is located in Gaines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagraves <5>
• Loop
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
  • Loop is located in Gaines County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loop <5>
• Tokio ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
  • Tokio is located in Terry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tokio <5>
• White City ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Gaines County
• Welch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welch have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
  • Welch is located in Dawson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <5>
• Denver City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver City
  • Denver City is located in Gaines County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver City <5>
• Meadow
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
  • Meadow is located in Terry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow <5>
• Lockettville
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockettville
  • Lockettville is located in Hockley County
• Plains
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
  • Plains is located in Yoakum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <5>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wellman ...

Looking for more information about Wellman? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wellman, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wellman.

Adding Wellman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wellman 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 Wellman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Wellman post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wellman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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