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 elevation 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.

• Osoyoos
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osoyoos came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osoyoos
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osoyoos <5>
• Oroville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville
  • Oroville is located in Okanogan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oroville <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oroville
  • From Molson to Oroville
• Midway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Midway
  • From Molson to Midway
• Bridesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridesville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridesville
• Rock Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Creek <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rock Creek
  • From Molson to Rock Creek
• Mount Baldy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Baldy
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Baldy
  • From Molson to Mount Baldy
• Kettle Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Valley
• Zamora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zamora
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Zamora
  • From Molson to Zamora
• Bodie ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodie
  • Bodie is located in Okanogan County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bodie
  • From Molson to Bodie
• Oliver
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver <5>

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>

X2X - 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Okanogan County: www.okanogancounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/