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Welcome to Nelway ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nelway, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Time Zone: Nelway lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).

Note: If you travel east from Nelway (for example, toward Creston), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Nelway: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<1>

Communities near Nelway ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Nelway.

  • Fruitvale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Montrose
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Salmo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ione
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ione is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <2>
  • Metaline Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Metaline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Metaline is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metaline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metaline <2>
  • Remac
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remac
  • Pend Oreille Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pend Oreille Village is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pend Oreille Village
  • Erie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Beaver Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Nelway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nelway.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nelway. See our Newspapers Page for Nelway.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nelway ...

Looking for more information about Nelway? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Nelway, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nelway.

Adding Nelway to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Nelway was on a map titled Road Map for British Columbia (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nelway.

Footnotes ...

<1>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 250 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 236, 257, 672 or 778. New phone numbers in the Nelway area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Nelway area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.