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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Nelson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Nelson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nelson, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Nelson (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Nelson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Nelson is historic, it would have been located within present day Shoshone County.

To see how the shape of Idaho's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shoshone County: Benewah, Bonner, Clearwater, Kootenai, Latah, Mineral (MT) & Sanders (MT).

Below are the counties that are near Nelson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nelson:

  • Shoshone County     (The home county of Nelson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nelson, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.
    • Kellogg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Shoshone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <3>
    • Smelterville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweeney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney
      • Sweeney is located in Shoshone County
    • Wardner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Murray
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Murray is located in Shoshone County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <3>
    • Carbon Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center
      • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
    • Pinehurst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Pinehurst is located in Shoshone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <3>
    • Osburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Silverton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
      • Silverton is located in Shoshone County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverton <3>
    • Frisco
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Frisco is located in Shoshone County
    • Wallace
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
      • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County
  • Bonner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nelson, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.
    • Lakeview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Bonner County
    • Cabinet ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinet
      • Cabinet is located in Bonner County
    • Cedar Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Bonner County
  • Kootenai County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nelson, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.
    • Cataldo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Canyon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
      • Canyon is located in Kootenai County
    • Rose Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lake
      • Rose Lake is located in Kootenai County
    • Lane
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Kootenai County
    • Medimont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medimont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medimont
      • Medimont is located in Kootenai County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medimont <3>
    • Fernan Lake Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernan Lake Village
      • Fernan Lake Village is located in Kootenai County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
  • Mineral County (MT)
    • East Portal ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portal
      • East Portal is located in Mineral County (MT)
  • Sanders County (MT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nelson, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.
    • Trout Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Creek
      • Trout Creek is located in Sanders County (MT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Creek <3>
    • Noxon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxon
      • Noxon is located in Sanders County (MT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxon <3>
    • Smead ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smead
      • Smead is located in Sanders County (MT)
    • Heron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nelson, see our County-by-County Page for Nelson.

Newspapers Published in Nelson ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nelson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nelson, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nelson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Nelson:

Cemeteries Near Nelson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nelson.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nelson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nelson, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.

  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Murray Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
  • Shoshone Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoshone Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoshone Memorial Gardens
  • Miners Union Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miners Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miners Union Cemetery
  • United Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery
  • Old Mission Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mission Cemetery
  • Rose Lake Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Lake Cemetery
  • Lane Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
  • Medimont Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medimont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medimont Cemetery
  • Noxon Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noxon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noxon Cemetery
  • Whitepine Trout Creek Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Heron Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heron Cemetery
  • Cabinet Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cabinet Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cabinet Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175503 <5>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Nelson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nelson.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Nelson, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.

  • Delta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Shoshone County
  • Kellogg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Kellogg is located in Shoshone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <3>
  • Eagle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
    • Eagle is located in Shoshone County
  • Enaville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enaville
    • Enaville is located in Shoshone County
  • Wardner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Murray
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <3>
  • Kingston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Osburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cataldo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wallace
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Frisco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
    • Frisco is located in Shoshone County
  • Burke ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
    • Burke is located in Shoshone County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mullan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
      • Mullan is located in Shoshone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <3>
    • Lane
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Kootenai County
    • Borax
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borax
      • Borax is located in Mineral County (MT)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nelson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nelson.

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nelson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nelson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6541, Longitude: -116.0899       In this case, the coordinates for Nelson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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