Do you know of Welcome ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Welcome. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Welcome.<1>
Our sources for Welcome (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Welcome other than they indicate that Welcome would be found somewhere in Marshall County, West Virginia.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1884 and closed in 1914.
Communities Also Named Welcome ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Welcome.
Within West Virginia, the name Welcome is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Welcome [Hillsborough County].
- Georgia
- Coweta County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Welcome [Coweta County].
- Kansas
- Cloud County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Welcome [Cloud County].
- Geary County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Welcome [Geary County].
- Rooks County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Welcome [Rooks County].
- Kentucky
- Butler County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Welcome [Butler County].
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Martin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Welcome [Martin County].
- Mississippi
- Nevada
- Elko County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Welcome [Elko County].
- New York
- Otsego County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Welcome [Otsego County].
- North Carolina
- Davidson County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Welcome [Davidson County].
- Ohio
- Holmes County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Welcome [Holmes County].
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Welcome.
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Austin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Welcome [Austin County].
- Virginia
- King George County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Welcome [King George County].
- Washington
- Whatcom County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Welcome [Whatcom County].
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Welcome ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Welcome:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Welcome - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
More Orphans in Marshall County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Marshall County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Welcome could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |