Wellington,_Nevada

Wellington, Nevada

Wellington, Nevada

Unincorporated community in the state of Nevada, United States

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]

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


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