Helen Thrasher

Helen Thrasher (b. 1898 - d. 2001) was the postmistress in Gerlach for 45 years. Helen Thrasher was married to John James Thrasher. The post office was at 390 Main St., which is currently the Burning Man office. Helen Thrasher lived in the building behind 390 Main St.

• Photo of 390 Main St., Taylor and Heard (1930s)
• Find A Grave
  • Modoc County Record February 22, 2001 (Page 15)
• Peggy Trego, "The 40 Wilderness Miles North of Gerlach, Nevada," Desert Magazine, November, 1960. "Judge Carter has been here 31 years, and what he can't supply in the way of general information, gracious Postmistress Helen Thrasher can, and the post office is in the same building as the store."