RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Idaho >> Shoshone County >> NelsonIndex...

Welcome to Nelson ...

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.

Nelson was located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Nelson would have been located within present day Shoshone County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Nelson is 2,280 feet [695 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Nelson is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Nelson was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

The Area Codes where Nelson was located: 208 & 986<4>

Communities Also Named Nelson ...

While we believe that this Nelson is located in Shoshone County, we know of another 2 Idaho communities named Nelson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clearwater and Oneida County.

Beyond Idaho, there are 52 communities that are also named Nelson - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Georgia, 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, Oregon, 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.

  • Kellogg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pinehurst
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Osburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wallace
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mullan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Smelterville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wardner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Delta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Delta is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Sweeney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweeney is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney
  • Carbon Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center

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.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Shoshone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nelson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Nelson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Nelson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.