Official Name: | Wellsboro, Indiana |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community and Census designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Wellsboro |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | LaPorte |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Noble |
Coordinates: | 41.4947°N -86.7644°W |
Elevation Ft: | 751 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 46382 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-82250[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2830448 |
Wellsboro is an unincorporated community in Noble Township, LaPorte County, Indiana.
Wellsboro was laid out in 1875 at the junction of two railroads.[2] It was named for its founders, Charles F. and Theodore H. Wells.[3] Wellsboro (originally spelled Wellsborough) contained a post office from 1877 until 1955.[4]