Welcome to Nelsonville ...

Nelsonville is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nelsonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Nelsonville is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Nelsonville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Nelsonville is located in the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Nelsonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Nelsonville - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Nelsonville ...

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

• Palmyra
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <3>
• Monroe City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
  • Monroe City is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe City <3>
• Canton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <3>
• La Grange
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Grange have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <3>
• La Belle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
  • La Belle is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Belle <3>
• Lewistown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <3>
• Shelbyville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
• Ewing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
  • Ewing is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ewing <3>
• Knox City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City
  • Knox City is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox City <3>
• Hunnewell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunnewell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
  • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nelsonville ...

Looking for more information about Nelsonville? 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 Nelsonville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nelsonville.

Adding Nelsonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nelsonville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Nelsonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nelsonville post office opened in 1851.

We also found Nelsonville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nelsonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/