Welcome to Fenelon ...

Fenelon is located in Elko County<1>.

The location of Fenelon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fenelon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Fenelon is 6,160 feet [1,878 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Fenelon is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Fenelon lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

The telephone area code for Fenelon: (775)

Communities near Fenelon ...

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

• Wells
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in Elko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
• Melandco ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melandco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melandco
  • Melandco is located in Elko County
• Toano ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toano
  • Toano is located in Elko County
  • Toano has also been known as:
  • Toana
  • Tuana
  • Tuanna
• Cobre ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobre
  • Cobre is located in Elko County
• Oasis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
  • Oasis is located in Elko County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oasis <4>
• Wilkins ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
  • Wilkins is located in Elko County
• Metropolis ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
  • Metropolis is located in Elko County
• Montello
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
  • Montello is located in Elko County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montello <4>
• Shores ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shores
  • Shores is located in Elko County
• Shafter ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shafter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
  • Shafter is located in Elko County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fenelon. 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 Fenelon.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fenelon ...

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

Adding Fenelon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fenelon 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 Fenelon was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fenelon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fenelon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/