Welcome to Nelson ...

So far, we found very little information about Nelson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Nelson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nelson, please Contact Us.

Nelson would have been located within present day Oneida County<2>.

The location of Nelson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nelson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Nelson is 4,670 feet [1,423 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Nelson is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Nelson was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Nelson once stood is in the (208) & (986)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Nelson ...

While we believe that this Nelson is located in Oneida County, we know of another 2 Idaho communities named Nelson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clearwater and Shoshone County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 52 communities that are also named Nelson - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Georgia, 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.

• Snowville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
  • Snowville is located in Box Elder County (UT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowville <6>
• Stone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
  • Stone is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stone <6>
• Holbrook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
  • Holbrook is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holbrook <6>
• Gwenford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwenford
  • Gwenford is located in Oneida County
• Pleasantview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantview
  • Pleasantview is located in Oneida County
• Blue Creek ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek
  • Blue Creek is located in Box Elder County (UT)
• Saint Johns
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
• Cherry Creek
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
• Malad City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malad City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malad City
  • Malad City is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malad City <6>
• Woodruff
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Oneida County

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.

Adding Nelson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nelson in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Nelson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Nelson post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nelson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/