WELLMAN, TEXAS

Terry County, Panhandle / West Texas

33°2'50"N 102°25'41"W (33.047108, -102.428023)

Highway 62/385 and FM 213 and FM 303
About 12 Miles SW of Brownfield the county seat
About 50 Miles SW of Lubbock
ZIP code 79378
Area code 806
Population: 203 (2010) 203 (2000) 239 (1990)

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Wellman Eatery
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2011

History in a Pecan Shell

Named after an “official” of the Santa Fe Railroad (no first name known), Wellman appeared around 1918 as a shipping point. There were enough children in the vicinity to warrant a school, which opened in 1923. A post office was granted in 1925 and a Church of Christ was established in 1928.

During the Great Depression, Wellman had a population of just 40, but by 1940 it had grown to 200 residents. It has remained around that level (or slightly more) ever since.

Waiting For Cotton
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2011

Mill
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2011

Wellman Grocery & Grill
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2011

Home of the Wellman Union Wildcats
A Recognized School District Since 1993
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2011

Wellman, Texas Welcom Signs
Photo courtesy Barclay Gibson, March 2011
More Texas Signs

Terry County 1920s map showing Wellman
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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Texas Panhandle

Wellman, Texas Nearby Towns:
Brownfield the county seat
Lubbock
See Terry County

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