Wellsville

History

Wellsville was platted in 1870. The community was named after D.L. Wells, a railroad construction engineer. The first post office in Wellsville was established in October 1870. On January 9, 1894, baseball star Charlie Bennett went hunting with pitcher John Clarkson. Bennett got off the train in Wellsville to speak to an acquaintance; when he tried to reboard, he slipped and fell under the train's wheels. Bennett lost both legs in the accident. He was fitted with artificial limbs but his baseball career was over; he lived until 1927.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,555
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  4,072
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  3,819
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  3,484
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  3,337
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,077
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  3,073
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  2,855

Largest nearby schools

• Wellsville Elem
  Elementary · Wellsville · 398 students · 17.3:1 ratio
• Wellsville High
  High · Wellsville · 259 students · 16.2:1 ratio
• Wellsville Middle School
  Middle · Wellsville · 186 students · 12.4:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 3.5 — 2024-03-15
  2 km NE of Ferrelview, Missouri
• M 2.8 — 2014-11-13
  5 km WNW of Prescott, Kansas
• M 3.1 — 2007-03-23
  5 km N of Nortonville, Kansas