Wells Creek, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
31°47′54″N 95°33′19″W / 31.79833°N 95.55528°W / 31.79833; -95.55528CountryUnited StatesStateTexasCountyAndersonElevation
440 ft (130 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)430 & 903GNIS 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
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