Headnote
WELLS COUNTY, situated in the east part of Indiana. Area, 372 square miles. Seat of justice, Bluffton. Pop. in 1840, 1,822; in 1850, 6,152. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Indiana

Wells County, Indiana (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WELLS COUNTY, situated in the east part of Indiana. Area, 372 square miles. Seat of justice, Bluffton. Pop. in 1840, 1,822; in 1850, 6,152.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 382.
Name Type
Bluffton, IN City or Town
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