Map of Wellsville city, Kansas

Wellsville is a city in Franklin County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,953.

Wellsville city overview:
Name:	Wellsville city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kansas
County:	Franklin County
Founded:	1870
Incorporated:	1884
Elevation:	1,043 ft (318 m)
Total Area:	1.42 sq mi (3.67 km²)
Land Area:	1.41 sq mi (3.65 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)
Total Population:	1,953
Population Density:	1,400/sq mi (530/km²)
ZIP code:	66092
Area code:	785
FIPS code:	2076625
Website:	cityofwellsvilleks.org

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History

Wellsville was platted in 1870. The community was named after D.L. Wells, a railroad construction engineer.

The first post office in Wellsville was established in October 1870.

On January 9, 1894, baseball star Charlie Bennett went hunting with pitcher John Clarkson. Bennett got off the train in Wellsville to speak to an acquaintance; when he tried to reboard, he slipped and fell under the train’s wheels. Bennett lost both legs in the accident. He was fitted with artificial limbs but his baseball career was over; he lived until 1927.

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Geography

Wellsville is located at 38°43′11″N 95°4′53″W / 38.71972°N 95.08139°W / 38.71972; -95.08139 (38.719694, -95.081358). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.40 square miles (3.63 km), of which 1.39 square miles (3.60 km) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km) is water.