Wellington, Nevada
Unincorporated town
Wellington is located in Nevada
Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is located in the United States
Wellington
Wellington
Coordinates: 38°45′20″N 119°22′34″W / 38.75556°N 119.37611°W / 38.75556; -119.37611
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyLyon
Elevation
[1]
4,836 ft (1,474 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
89444
GNIS feature ID848674[1]
Reference no.74

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.[2] Wellington has a post office with the ZIP code 89444,[3]

History

A post office was first established at Wellington in 1865.[4] The community was named after one Major Wellington, a businessperson in the stagecoach industry.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wellington, Nevada
  2. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 64.
  3. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wellington Post Office
  5. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 49.

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Municipalities and communities of Lyon County, Nevada, United States
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