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Wellsburg

Wellsburg is a city in and the county seat of , United States. The 2020 census recorded a population of 2,455. It is a part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area.
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  • Type: Town with 2,680 residents
  • Description: city in West Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Buffaloe Town”, “Charles Town”, “Charlestown”, “Wellsburg, West Virginia”, “Wellsburg, WV”, and “Wellsburgh”
  • Postal code: 26070

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wellsburg Wharf and Brooke Cemetery.

Park
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a historic wharf located at Wellsburg, . The public wharf was built in 1836 on the Ohio River. The site consists of remains of the wharf and the foundations of two warehouses.

Cemetery
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a historic rural cemetery located at Wellsburg, . It was founded in 1857. It includes several notable examples of funerary art in its headstones, above ground crypts, and mausolea dating to the 19th and early 20th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dutch Town and Rabbit Hill.

Neighborhood
is an unincorporated community in , , United States.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 1½ miles north of Wellsburg.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , in the U.S. state of . is situated 2 miles north of Wellsburg.

Wellsburg

Latitude
40.26982° or 40° 16′ 11″ north
Longitude
-80.61269° or 80° 36′ 46″ west
Population
2,680
Elevation
676 feet (206 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US WES
Open location code
86GX799P+WW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154147871
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5280835
Wiki­data ID
Q940772
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Wellsburg” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ويلسبورغ”
  • Basque: “Wellsburg”
  • Belarusian: “Уэлсберг”
  • Bulgarian: “Уелсбърг”
  • Catalan: “Wellsburg”
  • Cebuano: “Wellsburg”
  • Chechen: “Веллсбург (Малхбузен Вирджини)”
  • Chechen: “Веллсбург”
  • Chinese: “Wellsburg”
  • Chinese: “韦尔斯堡 (西弗吉尼亚州)”
  • Chinese: “韦尔斯堡”
  • Czech: “Wellsburg”
  • Dagbani: “Wellsburg”
  • Danish: “Wellsburg”
  • Dutch: “Wellsburg”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ويلسبورج”
  • French: “Wellsburg”
  • German: “Wellsburg”
  • Gilaki: “ولزبرگ (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “ولزبرگ”
  • Hebrew: “ולסבורג”
  • Hungarian: “Wellsburg”
  • Irish: “Wellsburg”
  • Italian: “Wellsburg”
  • Ladin: “Wellsburg”
  • Malagasy: “Wellsburg, West Virginia”
  • Malagasy: “Wellsburg”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Wellsburg”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wellsburg”
  • Norwegian: “Wellsburg”
  • Persian: “ولسبورگ، ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Persian: “ولسبورگ”
  • Polish: “Wellsburg”
  • Portuguese: “Wellsburg”
  • Russian: “Уэлсберг”
  • Serbian: “Велсбург”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Wellsburg, West Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Wellsburg”
  • Slovak: “Wellsburg”
  • Slovenian: “Wellsburg”
  • Spanish: “Wellsburg (Virginia Occidental)”
  • Spanish: “Wellsburg”
  • Swedish: “Wellsburg, West Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Wellsburg”
  • Tatar: “Веллсбург (Көнбатыш Вирджиния)”
  • Tatar: “Веллсбург”
  • Ukrainian: “Веллсбург”
  • Volapük: “Wellsburg”
  • Welsh: “Wellsburg, Gorllewin Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Wellsburg”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brooke County Historical Museum and Culture Center and Wellsburg City Hall.

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