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Welcome to Neels ...

Neels is located in Millard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Neels, 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.

Neels is 4,620 feet [1,408 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Neels is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Neels lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Neels: 435

Communities Also Named Neels ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Neels - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Neels ...

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

  • Borden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Borden is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
  • Clear Lake ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Clear Lake is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
  • Bloom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bloom is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
  • Fort Deseret ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Fort Deseret is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deseret
  • Crafton ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Crafton is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton
    • Crafton has also been known as:
    • Lake Town
    • Laketown
  • Deseret
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Deseret is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deseret
  • Oasis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hinckley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Hatton ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hatton is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Former names for Hatton:
    • Corn Creek
    • Lower Corn Creek
    • Petersburg
  • McCornick ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • McCornick is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCornick
    • McCornick has also been known as:
    • Pahvant

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Neels ...

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

Adding Neels to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Neels.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Millard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Neels - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.