Wellington, Nevada Explained

Wellington, Nevada
Settlement Type:Unincorporated town
Pushpin Map:Nevada#USA
Pushpin Label:Wellington
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Nevada
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lyon
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:4836
Coordinates:38.7556°N -119.3761°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:89444
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:848674

Wellington (also Wellingtons or Wellingtons Station) is an unincorporated town in southwestern Lyon County, Nevada, United States. It lies along State Route 208, southwest of the city of Yerington, the county seat of Lyon County.[1] Wellington has a post office with the ZIP code 89444,[2]

History

A post office was first established at Wellington in 1865. The community was named after one Major Wellington, a businessperson in the stagecoach industry.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 64.
  2. https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  3. Book: Origin of Place Names: Nevada . W.P.A. . Federal Writers' Project . 1941 . 49.