Gerlach Post Office
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The old Post Office was at 390 Main St., which is currently the Burning Man office. Helen Thrasher was postmistress for many years. The old post office was also a general store.
The current Gerlach Post Office is at 345 E Sunset Blvd Gerlach, NV 89412, (775) 557-2333.
The National Archives list the following postmasters up to 1971:[1]
- A H McFadden Gerlach, Washoe, Nevada 27 Oct 1909
- Wm E Dalton Gerlach, Washoe, Nevada 25 May 1910
- Harry L Norton Gerlach, Washoe, Nevada 9 Mar 1915
- William E Dalton Gerlach, Washoe, Nevada 14 May 1924
- William E Dalton Gerlach, Washoe, Nevada 14 May 1928
- Mrs Helen C Thrasher Gerlach, Washoe, Nevada 1 May 1931
- Mrs Helen C Thrasher Gerlach, Washoe, Nevada 1 May 1931
- Mrs Helen C Thrasher Gerlach, Washoe, Nevada 11 Jan 1932
- Mrs Helen C Thrasher Gerlach, Washoe, Nevada 18 Aug 1932
- Mrs Helen C Thrasher Gerlach, Washoe, Nevada 9 Oct 1940
- Mrs Helen C Thrasher Gerlach, Washoe, Nevada 9 Jul 1943
- Mrs Helen C Thrasher Gerlach, Washoe, Nevada 31 Jul 1946
- Mrs Carol M Minto Gerlach, Washoe, Nevada 30 Jun 1968
- Mrs Carol M Minto Gerlach, Washoe, Nevada 6 Mar 1971
The USPS websie lists the following postmasters:[2]
- Name Title Date Appointed
- Mrs. Helen C. Thrasher Acting Postmaster 05/01/1931
- Mrs. Helen C. Thrasher Postmaster 07/09/1943
- Mrs. Carol M. Minto Acting Postmaster 06/30/1968
- Mrs. Carol M. Minto Postmaster 03/06/1971
- Jola A. Mott Officer-In-Charge 09/17/1992
- Marjorie A. Robinson Postmaster 12/12/1992
- Jola A. Mott Officer-In-Charge 06/20/1997
- Jola A. Mott Postmaster 07/05/1997
- Rebecca J. Hamilton Postmaster 01/28/2023
References
- ↑ The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Record Group: Records of the Post Office Department; Record Group Number: 28; Series: M841 (ancestrylibrary.com)
- ↑ "Postmasters by city," usps.com.
- GNIS. As of May, 2013, refers to the old post office location.
- Helen S. Carson, "Nevada Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary," p 119. "A Nevada post office, established October 27, 1909."
- Reno, Washoe Cty, Nevada 1920-21 City Directory Page 231 lists "Dalton, W E, postmaster, gen mdse"
- The 1925 Washoe County Directory lists "Dalton, W. E. postmaster"
- Photo of Taylor and Heard Store. The sign says "Gerlach Post Office." The photo is undated, but appears to be from the 1930's.
- The 1920 Census has a number of Taylors in Gerlach. The 1930 Census has Claud H. Heard and Della S. Heard residing in Gerlach. The 1940 census has John James Thrasher possibly arriving in Gerlach 1935.
- Peggy Trego, "The 40 Wilderness Miles North of Gerlach, Nevada," Desert Magazine, November, 1960. "the post office is in the same building as the store."
- By the time the movie Far From Home was filmed in 1988, the post office was no longer in that location.
- RJ Smith, "Speed Freaks," Spin Magazine, Jan. 1998, p 121. "in the back room of the old Gerlach post office, Breedlove..."