Wellington (also Wellingtons or Wellingtons Station) is an
unincorporated town in southwestern
Lyon County,
Nevada
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, United States. It lies along
State Route 208, southwest of the city of
Yerington
Yerington is a city in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The population was 3,048 at the 2010 census. It is the current county seat of Lyon County, with the first county seat having been established at Dayton on November 29, 1861. It is nam ...
, the
county seat
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of Lyon County. Wellington has a
post office
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with the
ZIP code 89444,
History
A post office was first established at Wellington in 1865. The community was named after one Major Wellington, a businessperson in the stagecoach industry.
References
External links
Official Wellington website
Unincorporated communities in Lyon County, Nevada
Unincorporated communities in Nevada
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