Welcome to Welchs ...

Welchs is located in Caroline County<1>.

The location of Welchs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Welchs is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Welchs: (804)

Communities near Welchs ...

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

• Fredericksburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
  • Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <4>
• Bowling Green
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Port Royal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
  • Port Royal is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <4>
• Marye
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
  • Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
• Snell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
  • Snell is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snell <4>
• New London
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Caroline County
• Partlow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partlow
  • Partlow is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Partlow <4>
• Spotsylvania Courthouse
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotsylvania Courthouse
  • Spotsylvania Courthouse is located in Spotsylvania County
• DeJarnette
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
  • DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
• Leavells
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
  • Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County

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 for Welchs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Welchs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Welchs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Caroline County: www.co.caroline.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/