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Welcome to Molson ...

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

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

Molson would have been located within present day Okanogan County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Molson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Molson is 3,700 feet [1,128 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Molson is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Molson was located: 509

Communities Also Named Molson ...

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

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

Communities near Molson ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Molson. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Molson.

Adding Molson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Molson 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 for Molson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Molson post office opened in 1900.

We also found Molson on a map titled Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Molson.

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 Molson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Okanogan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Molson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/