| Official Name: | Wellston, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Wellston |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Manistee |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Norman |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.63 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.52 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.11 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.01 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.97 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 254 |
| Population Density Km2: | 100.64 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 260.78 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 774 |
| Coordinates: | 44.2169°N -85.9578°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 49689 |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 1622084 |
| Blank1 Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 26-85300 |
Wellston is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Norman Township, Manistee County, Michigan, United States. Its population was 254 as of the 2020 census,[2] down from 311 in 2010. The community is in the Manistee National Forest just south of M-55, about east of Manistee and about west of Cadillac. Wellston has a post office with ZIP code 49689.[3] [4]
Wellston was named for its first postmaster, Adelmer J. Wells. The post office officially opened June 30, 1892. The town was founded by the Swigart Land Company along the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad.[5] Wellston is home to the critically ill children's ministry Little Mary's Hospitality House, which was founded in 1982.
Wellston is in southeastern Manistee County, near the center of Norman Township. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of, of which 0.04sqmi, or 4.04%, are water.[1] Two small lakes, Crystal Lake and Cranberry Lake, are within the CDP.
M-55 is a highway that runs along the northern edge of the community.