Wells Creek, Texas

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Wells Creek, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Wells Creek
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Wells Creek
Coordinates: 31°47′54″N95°33′19″W / 31.79833°N 95.55528°W / 31.79833; -95.55528 Coordinates: 31°47′54″N95°33′19″W / 31.79833°N 95.55528°W / 31.79833; -95.55528
Country United States
State Texas
County Anderson
Elevation
440 ft (130 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 430 & 903
GNIS 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.

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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.

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