Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
Wells itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wells, with the one closest to Wells listed first.
- Kausooth
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Adaline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Bellton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Bannen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Cameron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <4>
- Loudenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loudenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Howard ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Glen Easton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Easton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Easton
- Glen Easton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Easton <4>
- Millsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Deep Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
- Deep Valley is located in Greene County (PA)
- Morford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Meighen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Lynn Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Saint Joseph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in Marshall County
- Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Endicott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Littleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- McCracken
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Rocklick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Rosbys Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosbys Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
- West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Aleppo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aleppo
- Aleppo is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aleppo <4>
- Wolf Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Newdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Dean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Anthem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Hundred
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hundred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundred
- Hundred is located in Wetzel County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hundred <4>
- Garrison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - New Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Freeport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Ryerson Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryerson Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |