Wellston, Michigan
Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Wellston is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Norman Township, Manistee County, Michigan, United States. Its population was 254 as of the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 311 in 2010. The community is in the Manistee National Forest just south of M-55, about Template:Convert east of Manistee and about Template:Convert west of Cadillac. Wellston has a post office with ZIP code 49689.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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.<ref name="Romig">Template:Cite book</ref> Wellston is home to the critically ill children's ministry Little Mary's Hospitality House, which was founded in 1982.Template:Citation needed
Geography
Wellston is in southeastern Manistee County, near the center of Norman Township. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 4.04%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> Two small lakes, Crystal Lake and Cranberry Lake, are within the CDP.
M-55 is a highway that runs along the northern edge of the community.