Welcome to Yelland ...
So far, we found very little information about Yelland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Yelland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Yelland, please Contact Us.
Yelland would have been located within present day White Pine County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Yelland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Yelland is 5,620 feet [1,713 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Yelland is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Yelland was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Yelland was located: 775
Communities near Yelland ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yelland.
- Piermont ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Piermont is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piermont
- Adverse ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Adverse is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adverse
- Steptoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Steptoe is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steptoe
- McGill Junction ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McGill Junction is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill Junction
- McGill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McGill is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Osceola ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Baltimore Mill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Baltimore Mill is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Mill
- Taylor ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Calumet ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Calumet is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- East Ely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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 Yelland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yelland.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yelland. 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 Yelland.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yelland. See our Newspapers Page for Yelland.
Adding Yelland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Yelland in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Yelland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Yelland post office opened in 1924. The Yelland post office closed in 1927.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Yelland.
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 Yelland, 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 White Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yelland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |