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Welcome to Welchs ...

Welchs is located in Caroline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Welchs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Welchs is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Welchs: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Welchs ...

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

  • Fredericksburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bowling Green
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Port Royal
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Marye
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
  • Massaponax
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
  • Snell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New London
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • New London is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • Partlow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Spotsylvania Courthouse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Spotsylvania
    (9 miles [14.5 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 Welchs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Welchs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Welchs ...

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

Adding Welchs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Welchs 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 (so far) for Welchs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Welchs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Caroline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Welchs - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Welchs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Welchs 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.