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Wellston, Michigan
Wellston, Michigan is located in Michigan
Wellston, Michigan
Wellston, Michigan
Location in Michigan
Wellston, Michigan is located in the United States
Wellston, Michigan
Wellston, Michigan
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Michigan
County Manistee
Area
 • Total 1.015 sq mi (2.63 km2)
 • Land 0.974 sq mi (2.52 km2)
 • Water 0.041 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation
774 ft (236 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 311
 • Density 306.4/sq mi (118.30/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
49689
Area code(s) 231
GNIS feature ID 1622084

Wellston is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Norman Township, Manistee County, Michigan, United States. Its population was 246 as of the 2020 census. The community is in the Manistee National Forest just south of M-55, about 20 miles east of Manistee and about 25 miles west of Cadillac. Wellston has a post office with ZIP code 49689.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 0.522 square miles (1.35 km2), all of it land.

M-55 is a highway just north of the community.

History

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. Wellston is home to the critically ill children's ministry Little Mary's Hospitality House, which was founded in 1982.

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