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Around Nelsons Crossing ...

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Nelsons Crossing, with the nearest first.

  • Feather Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brush Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Brush Creek is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
  • Merrimac
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Merrimac is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  • Strawberry Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Clipper Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Oroleve
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Oroleve is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
  • Berry Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Forbestown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Challenge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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    • La Porte
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Robinson Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
    • Big Bend
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Big Bend is located in Butte County
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    • Brownsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Little Grass Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
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    • Bucks Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bucks Lake is located in Plumas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Lake

For more communities neighboring Nelsons Crossing, please visit our County-by-County Page for Nelsons Crossing.

Butte County ...

Nelsons Crossing is located in Butte County<2>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butte County: Colusa, Glenn, Plumas, Sutter, Tehama & Yuba.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nelsons Crossing ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nelsons Crossing.

Airports Near Nelsons Crossing ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Nelsons Crossing and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Nelsons Crossing.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Nelsons Crossing), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.