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Wellston Ohio Map

Explore Wellston, Ohio, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Wellston, Ohio

How to Use This Wellston, Ohio Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wellston, Ohio. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Ohio or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Wellston.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Wellston
State	Ohio (OH)
County	Jackson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.123405
Longitude	-82.532938
Population	5,412
Density	299.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	45692
Area Code	937
County Seat	Jackson
School District	Wellston City School District

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About Wellston, Ohio

Wellston is a locality in Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,412. The population density is 299.9 people per km². Wellston is located at 39.1234°N, 82.5329°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Wellston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 45692.

Wellston occupies a landscape defined by the quiet endurance of the Appalachian foothills, where the earth holds the weight of deep, ancient silences. It lies 27.1 miles west-southwest of Athens, OH (from Athens, OH: bearing 239°T), and is situated 7.4 miles northeast of Jackson.

The terrain surrounding Wellston rises into the firm, rugged shoulders of Hothouse Ridge, which shadows the horizon like a dark, immovable thought. To the west, the quiet waters of Meadow Run trace a narrow path through the soil, offering a silver ribbon of movement against the stillness of the woods. Only a few miles away, the Banquet Foods Reservoir catches the pale, slanted light of late afternoon, mirroring the wide and empty sky. Those who walk the Acorn Trail find the forest floor littered with the debris of seasons, a crisp carpet that muffles the footfalls of the solitary traveler. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the deep greenery of Richland Furnace State Forest waits, harboring the secrets of the timber and the slow, steady growth of the canopy.

Wellston emerged from the dark, carbon-rich seams of the earth, a place forged in the heat of coal fires and the rhythmic labor of the iron furnace. The local economy once pulsed with the heavy machinery of extraction, drawing strength from the minerals buried deep beneath the limestone and clay. As the fires dimmed, the character of the industry shifted, leaving behind the weathered architecture of a persistent, working-class spirit. Today, the people of Wellston maintain a steady, unadorned pace, valuing the fiber of a life built upon resilience rather than the quickened pulse of modern trade. The legacy of those early industrial days remains etched into the very topography, where the land itself seems to remember the deep excavations of the past.

Wellston carries a distinct, modest gravity, anchored by the Wellston Ballfield, where the community gathers to watch the slow arc of a summer evening unfold. The cultural heartbeat of the place is found in these shared spaces, where the talk is sparse but the presence of neighbors is felt as a constant, grounding force. Local history is whispered in the quiet corners of Grace Hollow, where the shadows grow long and the air turns cool long before the sun dips below the ridge. Notable figures such as the jazz musician Rahsaan Roland Kirk, whose singular vision of sound emerged from this region, reflect the unexpected depth that occasionally breaks through the surface of small-town life. Events here are marked not by grand spectacle, but by the turning of the leaves and the reliable return of the seasons to the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Harvey Wells (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 282° W
Soldiers Memorial (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 280° W
Wellston Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 321° NW
Soldier's Square (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 076° E
Kelli Lambert Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 277° W
12Th Street Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 176° S
Stroth-Rader Habitat Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 1.1 mi, 035° NE
Lake Alma State Park (State Park) — 1.4 mi, 009° N
Buckeye Furnace Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 177° S
Richland Furnace State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 293° NW
Broken Aro Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 6.3 mi, 165° S
Leo Petroglyph (Historic Ruins) — 7.8 mi, 284° W
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 12.7 mi, 008° N · 243k acres
Jackson Lake State Park (State Park) — 15.5 mi, 192° S
Hope Furnace (Historic Ruins) — 17.7 mi, 035° NE
Scioto Trail State Forest (State Recreation Area) — 18.4 mi, 288° W
Ash Cave (Attraction) — 19.1 mi, 358° N
Devils Tea Table (Attraction) — 19.9 mi, 045° NE
Dogwood Pass (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 248° W
Lower Falls Lookout (Viewpoint) — 21.4 mi, 358° N
Table Rock/Fat Mans Squeeze (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 357° N
Trisolini Gallery (Gallery) — 26.9 mi, 059° NE
Albatross (Public Artwork) — 27.0 mi, 059° NE
Athena Cinema (Cinema) — 27.1 mi, 058° NE
The School of Visual Communication Gallery (Gallery) — 27.1 mi, 058° NE
Wayne Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 27.2 mi, 047° NE · 1,082 acres
Passionworks (Arts Centre) — 27.2 mi, 058° NE
Ohio University Art Gallery (Gallery) — 27.2 mi, 058° NE
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.1 mi, 116° SE · 6,562 acres

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