Welcome to Wells Creek ...
Wells Creek is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Wells Creek is located in Anderson County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Wells Creek: Wells Crk. (or less commonly used: Wells Ck. or Wells Cr.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wells Creek for more information about variations on the name of Wells Creek.
Wells Creek is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wells Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wells Creek: 903 & 430<3>
Communities Also Named Wells Creek ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wells Creek - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wells Creek.
Communities near Wells Creek ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wells Creek.
- Palestine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frankston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Poynor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poynor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor
- Poynor is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poynor <4>
- Cuney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuney
- Cuney is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuney <4>
- Deanwright
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kossuth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kossuth
- From Wells Creek to Kossuth
- Neches
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wells Creek.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wells Creek. 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 Creek.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wells Creek. See our Newspapers Page for Wells Creek.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wells Creek ...
Looking for more information about Wells Creek? 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 Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wells Creek.
Adding Wells Creek to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Wells Creek 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 Creek was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
We also found Wells Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wells Creek.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wells Creek - 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 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Wells Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Wells Creek 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |