Wellston, Michigan
Wellston is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Norman Township, Manistee County, Michigan, United States. Its population was 291 as of the 2010 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, all of it land.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.
