| Wellsford, Kansas | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Image Map1: | Map of Kiowa Co, Ks, USA.png |
| Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Kiowa County (legend) |
| Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Wellsford |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 37.6167°N -99.0287°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kiowa |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1880s |
| Established Title1: | Platted |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | ? |
| Established Title3: | Disincorporated |
| Established Date3: | 1975 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Ft: | 2116 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 620 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 20-76575 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 474264 |
Wellsford is an unincorporated community in Kiowa County, Kansas, United States. It is located along Highway 54.
Wellsford had a post office from the 1880s until 1955.[1]
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.[2]
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.
Wellsford is located at 37.6167°N -99.0287°W (37.6166851, -99.0287147).