Welcome to Thelan ...

Thelan is located in Golden Valley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Thelan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Thelan is 2,890 feet [881 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Thelan is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Thelan lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Thelan: 701

Communities near Thelan ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Thelan.

• Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
  • Beach is located in Golden Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beach <3>
• Wibaux
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wibaux
  • Wibaux is located in Wibaux County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wibaux <3>
• Golva
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golva
  • Golva is located in Golden Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golva <3>
• Sentinel Butte
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sentinel Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Butte
  • Sentinel Butte is located in Golden Valley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sentinel Butte <3>
• Medora
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
  • Medora is located in Billings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medora <3>

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 Thelan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thelan.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thelan. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thelan.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Thelan ...

Looking for more information about Thelan? 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 Thelan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thelan.

Adding Thelan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Thelan in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Thelan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Thelan post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Thelan.