Welcome to Welcome ...

Welcome is located in Elko County<1>.

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

Welcome is 5,680 feet [1,731 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Welcome is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Welcome lies within the (775) area code.

Communities Also Named Welcome ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Welcome - they are located in Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina (2), Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Welcome.

Communities near Welcome ...

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

• Wells
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Deeth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeth
  • Deeth is located in Elko County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deeth <4>
• Metropolis ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
  • Metropolis is located in Elko County
• Wood ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
  • Wood is located in Elko County
• Melandco ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
• Halleck ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halleck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
  • Halleck is located in Elko County
• Fort Halleck ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Halleck
  • Fort Halleck is located in Elko County
• Holborn ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holborn
  • Holborn is located in Elko County
• Afton ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Elko County
  • Afton has also been known as:
  • Taber City
• Wilkins ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Welcome ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Welcome. 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: nv.gov/