Welcome to Fenelon ...

Fenelon is located in Elko County<1>.

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.<2> 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 leave Fenelon and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

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)
  • Wells is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
• Melandco ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Melandco is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melandco
• Toano ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Toano is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toano
  • Toano has also been known as:
  • Toana
  • Tuana
  • Tuanna
• Cobre ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cobre is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobre
• Oasis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Oasis is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oasis <3>
• Wilkins ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Wilkins is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
• Loray
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Loray is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loray
• Metropolis ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Metropolis is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
• Montello
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Montello is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montello <3>
• Shores ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Shores is located in Elko County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shores

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 (so far) for Fenelon was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fenelon.