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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Wells River (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Wells River. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Wells River ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Wells River: Wells Riv.
  • While the name of this village is Wells River, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wells River may originally have been Well's River.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wells River might be written as Well River.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Wells River is located in Orange County.

To see how the shape of Vermont's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Orange County: Grafton (NH), Addison, Caledonia, Washington & Windsor.

Below are the counties that are near Wells River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wells River:

  • Orange County     (The home county of Wells River)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells River, with the one closest to Wells River listed first.
    • Newbury Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Center
      • Newbury Center is located in Orange County
    • Newbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
      • Newbury is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,145 people
    • Newbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • West Newbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
      • West Newbury is located in Orange County
    • Topsham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
      • Topsham is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
    • Bradford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
    • Bradford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairlee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlee
      • Fairlee is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
    • West Corinth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Corinth
      • West Corinth is located in Orange County
    • Orange
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
      • Orange is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
    • West Fairlee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fairlee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairlee
      • West Fairlee is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Fairlee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mill Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Mill Village is located in Orange County
  • Caledonia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells River, with the one closest to Wells River listed first.
    • Ryegate Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate Corner
      • Ryegate Corner is located in Caledonia County
    • Ryegate
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryegate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryegate
      • Ryegate is located in Caledonia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,084 people
    • McIndoe Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIndoe Falls
      • McIndoe Falls is located in Caledonia County
    • Barnet
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnet
      • Barnet is located in Caledonia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
    • Groton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
      • Groton is located in Caledonia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
    • Lakeside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Lakeside is located in Caledonia County
    • South Peacham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Peacham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Peacham
      • South Peacham is located in Caledonia County
    • Peacham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Peacham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peacham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacham
      • Peacham is located in Caledonia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
    • Greenbank Hollow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank Hollow
      • Greenbank Hollow is located in Caledonia County
      • Greenbank Hollow has also been known as:
      • Greenbank Village
      • Greenbanks
      • South Danville
    • Passumpsic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passumpsic
      • Passumpsic is located in Caledonia County
    • Waterford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in Caledonia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
    • Harvey Hollow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Hollow
      • Harvey Hollow is located in Caledonia County
  • Essex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells River, with the one closest to Wells River listed first.
    • Concord
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Concord
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • East Concord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Concord
      • East Concord is located in Essex County
    • Lunenburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Victory
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Victory is located in Essex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Mill Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
      • Mill Village is located in Essex County
  • Lamoille County
    • Elmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Elmore is located in Lamoille County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells River, with the one closest to Wells River listed first.
    • Lanesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
      • Lanesboro is located in Washington County
    • Marshfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
      • Marshfield is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,465 people
    • South Cabot
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cabot
      • South Cabot is located in Washington County
    • Plainfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
    • Marshfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
      • Marshfield is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshfield <3>
    • Cabot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
      • Cabot is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
    • Barre
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
      • Barre is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,741 people
    • Websterville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Cabot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
      • Cabot is located in Washington County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabot <3>
    • Lower Cabot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Cabot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cabot
      • Lower Cabot is located in Washington County
    • Barre
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
      • Barre is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,474 people
      • Barre has also been known as:
      • Barre City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barre <3>
    • South Barre
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Barre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
      • South Barre is located in Washington County
    • East Montpelier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Montpelier
      • East Montpelier is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Windsor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells River, with the one closest to Wells River listed first.
    • Pompanoosuc
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompanoosuc
      • Pompanoosuc is located in Windsor County
    • Norwich
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Norwich is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
  • Coos County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells River, with the one closest to Wells River listed first.
    • Dalton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Dalton is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
    • Whitefield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Carroll
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
      • Carroll is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
    • Scott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
      • Scott is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Fabyan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fabyan
      • Fabyan is located in Coos County (NH)
  • Grafton County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wells River, with the one closest to Wells River listed first.
    • Woodsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bath
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Grafton County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
    • North Haverhill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Swiftwater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiftwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
      • Swiftwater is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Upper Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
      • Upper Village is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Monroe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Grafton County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
    • Jockey Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jockey Hill
      • Jockey Hill is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Lisbon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Grafton County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <3>
    • Haverhill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Benton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Grafton County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
    • Boutin Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutin Corner
      • Boutin Corner is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Landaff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landaff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landaff
      • Landaff is located in Grafton County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Lyman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Lyman is located in Grafton County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wells River, see our County-by-County Page for Wells River.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wells River ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wells River.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wells River. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wells River and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wells River.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Wells River.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Wells River:

Cemeteries Near Wells River ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wells River.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wells River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wells River, with the one closest to Wells River listed first.

  • Mills Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Memorial Cemetery
  • Carbee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carbee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carbee Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Boltonville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boltonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boltonville Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Hamm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamm Cemetery
  • Horse Meadow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horse Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horse Meadow Cemetery
  • Locke Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Locke Road Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Locke Road Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chamberlain - Bedell Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locke Road Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354169 <5>
  • Pinehurst Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinehurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinehurst Cemetery
  • Town House Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town House Cemetery
  • Oxbow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxbow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxbow Cemetery
  • Oxbow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxbow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxbow Cemetery
  • Continue List   (346 more) ...
    • Blue Mtn. Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Blue Mtn. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Church Yard Cemetery
      • Old Churchyard Cemetery
      • Ryegate Corner Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Mtn. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226506 <5>
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Jefferson Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Hill Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wells River had a population of 526 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wells River had a population of 382 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Wells River, with the one closest to Wells River listed first.

  • Woodsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Boltonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boltonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
    • Boltonville is located in Caledonia County
  • East Ryegate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ryegate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ryegate
    • East Ryegate is located in Caledonia County
  • Newbury Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury Center
    • Newbury Center is located in Orange County
  • North Haverhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bath
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Grafton County (NH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
  • South Ryegate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Ryegate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ryegate
    • South Ryegate is located in Caledonia County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Ryegate <3>
  • Newbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Swiftwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiftwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
    • Swiftwater is located in Grafton County (NH)
  • West Newbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newbury
    • West Newbury is located in Orange County
  • McIndoe Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIndoe Falls
    • McIndoe Falls is located in Caledonia County
  • South Newbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Newbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newbury
    • South Newbury is located in Orange County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Monroe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Grafton County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
    • Groton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
      • Groton is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <3>
    • Haverhill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wells River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wells River.

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

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wells River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wells River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1536, Longitude: -72.0617       In this case, the coordinates for Wells River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<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.
<7>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Wells River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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