Welcome to Wells ...
Wells is primarily located in Calumet County<1>. A portion of Wells extends into Manitowoc County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wells, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Wells is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Wells lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Wells: 920 & 274<3>
Communities Also Named Wells ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.
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.
- Manitowoc
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowoc
- Manitowoc is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,359 people
- Kaukauna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaukauna
- Kaukauna is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,356 people
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Little Chute
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chute
- Little Chute is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,164 people
- Kimberly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Kimberly is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,869 people
- Chilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Kiel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Wrightstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Wrightstown is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,631 people
- Combined Locks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combined Locks
- Combined Locks is located in Outagamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,607 people
- New Holstein
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holstein have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
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.
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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Wells post office opened in 1894.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wells.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wells. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Calumet County: www.co.calumet.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Calumet, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wells - 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 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Wells area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Wells area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |