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Most of Wellsboro was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1974.
The Wellsboro post office opened in 1877, the earliest record of the town by name.
Wellsboro was named for its founders, Charles F. and Theodore H. Wells.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wellsboro’s history is told.
From Wikipedia’s history of Wellsboro.
Wellsboro was laid out in 1875 at the junction of two railroads. It was named for its founders, Charles F. and Theodore H. Wells. Wellsboro (originally spelled Wellsborough) contained a post office from 1877 until 1955.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nobody well known was born in Wellsboro itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
The Wellsboro post office opened in 1877, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From Wikimedia Commons (4) and Wikipedia. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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