Welcome to Wellford ...

Wellford is located in Kanawha County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wellford, 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.

Wellford is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Wellford: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Wellford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wellford - they are located in Arkansas, South Carolina and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wellford.

Communities near Wellford ...

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

• Spencer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
• Clay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <5>
• Reamer
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reamer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
  • Reamer is located in Kanawha County
• Falling Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
  • Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
• Youngs Bottom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
  • Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
• Pigeon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
  • Pigeon is located in Roane County
• Procious
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
  • Procious is located in Clay County
• Three Mile
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
  • Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
• Elkview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
  • Elkview is located in Kanawha County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkview <5>
• Aarons
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
  • Aarons is located in Kanawha 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 Wellford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wellford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wellford ...

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

Adding Wellford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wellford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

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