Welcome to Nelson ...

Nelson is located in Baker County<1>.

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

Nelson is 2,620 feet [799 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Nelson is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Nelson lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Nelson (for example, toward Midvale (ID)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area codes for Nelson: (541) and (458)<4>

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, Colorado, 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, 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.

• Huntington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <5>
• Richland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
• Rye Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Valley
  • Rye Valley is located in Baker County
• Lime ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
  • Lime is located in Baker County
• China Town
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
  • China Town is located in Baker County
• Bridgeport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Malheur City ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malheur City
  • Malheur City is located in Malheur County
• Brogan
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan
  • Brogan is located in Malheur County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brogan <5>
• New Bridge
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
  • New Bridge is located in Baker County
• Sparta ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Baker 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.

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.

Adding Nelson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nelson 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 Nelson was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Nelson mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions 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 Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/