Wells Creek, Texas

Wells Creek, Texas
Unincorporated community
Wells Creek is located in Texas
Wells Creek
Wells Creek
Wells Creek is located in the United States
Wells Creek
Wells Creek
Coordinates: 31°47′54″N 95°33′19″W / 31.79833°N 95.55528°W / 31.79833; -95.55528
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyAnderson
Elevation
440 ft (130 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)430 & 903
GNIS feature ID1380753[1]

Wells Creek is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, located in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is located within the Palestine, Texas micropolitan area.

History

Wells Creek is named for the nearby Wells Creek, which was also named for Samuel G. Wells, who was issued a grant for the land that the community and a majority of the creek are located today. It had a flag stop station and several scattered houses in the 1930s, and only one home was located in the community in 1982.[2]

Geography

Wells Creek sits on Farm to Market Road 3266, along the Missouri Pacific Railroad and near Wells Creek, 4 mi (6.4 km) east of Palestine in the eastern portion of Anderson County.[2]

Education

Public education in Wells Creek is provided by the Palestine Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wells Creek, Texas
  2. ^ a b Wells Creek, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online