Wellsford is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Kiowa County, Kansas
Kiowa County (standard abbreviation: KW) is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the county population was 2,460. The largest city and county seat is Greensburg, ...
, United States.
History
Wellsford had a post office from the 1880s until 1955.
Previously, Wellsford was an incorporated city, but it disincorporated in 1975. Wellsford was incorporated in the 1910s and recorded a population of 140 in 1920. The population steadily declined thereafter, and in the last census taken while Wellsford was incorporated, in 1970, the town's population was only 9.
Wellsford was the most recent Kansas town to be disincorporated until
Treece was in 2012.
Today, the townsite contains a church and a historic one-room jailhouse from the late 1800s.
Geography
Wellsford is located at (37.6166851, -99.0287147).
References
Further reading
External links
* Kiowa County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kiowa County, Kansas
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