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Welcome to Wells ...

So far, we found very little information about Wells. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Wells to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wells, please Contact Us.

Wells would have been located within present day Marshall County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wells, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Wells is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Wells was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Wells was located: 304 & 681<4>

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 Wisconsin.

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.

  • Moundsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • New Martinsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellaire
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellaire is located in Belmont County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <5>
  • Shadyside
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethlehem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bethlehem is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
  • McMechen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Powhatan Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Dale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Benwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cameron
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Wells was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wells post office opened in 1888. The Wells post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wells.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wells - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Wells area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. 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).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/