Place:Wells, Indiana, United States
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NameWells
Alt namesWellssource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates40.733°N 85.167°W
Located inIndiana, United States     (1835 - )
See alsoAllen, Indiana, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Delaware, Indiana, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Randolph, Indiana, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Fairview Cemetery
Jones Cemetery
Murray Cemetery
Inhabited place
Bluffton
Craigville
Dillman
Domestic
Five Points
Greenville
Greenwood
Jeff
Keystone
Kingsland
Liberty Center
McNatts
Mount Zion
Murray
North Oaks
Nottingham
Ossian
Petroleum
Phenix
Poneto
Reiffsburg
Riverside
Rockford
Tocsin
Toll Gate Heights
Travisville
Uniondale
Vera Cruz
Zanesville
Township
Chester
Harrison
Jefferson
Lancaster
Nottingham (township)
Rockcreek
Union
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Wells County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,636. The county seat is Bluffton.

Wells County is included in the Fort Wayne Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Fort Wayne–Huntington–Auburn Combined Statistical Area.

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History

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Wells County was formed in 1837. It was named for Capt. William A. Wells, who was captured by Native Americans as a young boy and adopted by the Miami chief Little Turtle. He eventually became a scout for Gen. "Mad Anthony" Wayne. Capt. Wells was killed by Potawatomi allied with the British at the Battle of Fort Dearborn at the outbreak of the War of 1812. The Potawatomi ate Capt. Wells' heart to gain part of his courage.

There was also an accident that occurred at the clock tower of the county courthouse. While either fixing or building the roof, a man fell to the grounds of Main Street. He landed on his legs, and he lived for about a week before dying. The force of the fall thrust his pelvis into his rib cage. Had he fallen any other way, he would have died on the spot.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1835 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1837 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1838 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1838 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1840 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1840 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1883 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1840 1,822
1850 6,152
1860 10,844
1870 13,585
1880 18,442
1890 21,514
1900 23,449
1910 22,418
1920 20,509
1930 18,411
1940 19,099
1950 19,564
1960 21,220
1970 23,821
1980 25,401
1990 25,948
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Wells County, Indiana, United States

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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~inwells/

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