Welcome to Wells ...The town of Wells is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas). Wells is located in Cherokee County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Wells, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Wells has a population of 779 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Wells is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Wells lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Wells: 936 The ZIP code for Wells: 75976<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wells had an population of 779 people. This is a decrease of 1.39% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.3% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Wells had a population of 790 people. This makes Wells the county's 5th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 790 people, the population of Wells increased 2.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 769 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Wells. Communities Also Named Wells ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Wells: This one is located in Cherokee County and the other is located in Lynn County. Beyond Texas, 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), South Carolina, Tennessee, 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.
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. In addition to the Tourism page for Wells, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Wells in the book titled .<8> X3X - From that list, the Wells post office opened in 1886. For more details, see References and Mentions for Wells. Footnotes ...
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