Welcome to Mellan ...

So far, we found very little information about Mellan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mellan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mellan, please Contact Us.

Mellan would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.

Mellan was founded in 1930.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mellan is 5,480 feet [1,670 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Mellan is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Mellan was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mellan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Nye, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mellan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.