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>.

The location of Nelson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Nelson is 2,280 feet [695 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude 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 location where Nelson once stood is in the (208) & (986)<5> area codes.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <6>
• 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.<3> 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 <6>
• Osburn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn
  • Osburn is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osburn <6>
• Wallace
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
  • Wallace is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <6>
• Mullan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <6>
• Smelterville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelterville
  • Smelterville is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smelterville <6>
• Wardner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardner
  • Wardner is located in Shoshone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardner <6>
• Sweeney
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney
  • Sweeney is located in Shoshone County
• 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
• 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.<3> 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 <6>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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