Welcome to Nelsons Crossing ...

Nelsons Crossing is located in Butte County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Nelsons Crossing: Nelsons Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Nelsons Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Nelsons Crossing.

Nelsons Crossing is 3,100 feet [945 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Nelsons Crossing is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Nelsons Crossing: 530 & 837<3>

Communities Also Named Nelsons Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Nelsons Crossing - it's located in Montana.

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

Communities near Nelsons Crossing ...

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

Feather Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Feather Falls is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feather Falls
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Feather Falls <4>
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)
- Strawberry Valley is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Valley <4>
Clipper Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clipper Mills is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Mills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clipper Mills <4>
Oroleve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oroleve is located in Butte County
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Berry Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Berry Creek is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry Creek <4>
Evansville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
Forbestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Forbestown is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbestown
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forbestown <4>
Challenge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Challenge is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Challenge <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nelsons Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	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.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nelsons Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Nelsons Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Nelsons Crossing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.