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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Nelson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Nelson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.

  • Snowville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Samaria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Samaria is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
  • Blue Creek ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Creek is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek
  • Saint Johns
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Johns is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Cherry Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
  • Portage
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Portage is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Malad City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Washakie
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Washakie is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washakie
  • Plymouth
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Plymouth is located in Box Elder County (UT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <2>
  • Sublett
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sublett is located in Cassia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nelson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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