Welcome to Nelson ...

Nelson is located in Morgan County<1>.

The location of Nelson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Nelson is 4,250 feet [1,295 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Nelson is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Nelson lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Nelson is within the boundaries of the (970) area code.

Communities Also Named Nelson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 52 communities that are also named Nelson - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Georgia, Idaho (3), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia (2), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Nelson ...

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

• Fort Morgan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Morgan
  • Fort Morgan is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Morgan <4>
• Log Lane Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Lane Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lane Village
  • Log Lane Village is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
• Hillrose
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillrose
  • Hillrose is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillrose <4>
• Snyder
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
  • Snyder is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <4>
• Pinneo ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinneo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinneo
  • Pinneo is located in Washington County
• Midway ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Washington County
• Twelvemile Corner
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile Corner
  • Twelvemile Corner is located in Morgan County
• Messex
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messex
  • Messex is located in Washington County
• Weldona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldona
  • Weldona is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldona <4>
• Xenia ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Xenia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Washington County
  • Xenia has also been known as:
  • Cody

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Nelson. See our Newspapers Page for Nelson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nelson ...

Looking for more information about Nelson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Nelson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nelson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nelson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/