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Welcome to Nellsville ...

Nellsville is located in Roscommon County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Nellsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Nellsville is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Nellsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Nellsville is located in the (989) area code.

Communities near Nellsville ...

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

  • Roscommon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscommon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscommon
    • Roscommon is located in Roscommon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscommon <4>
  • Lake City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Missaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
  • Merritt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Prudenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prudenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudenville
    • Prudenville is located in Roscommon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prudenville <4>
  • Star City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Star City is located in Missaukee County
  • Hillcrest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
  • Higgins Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgins Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Lake
    • Higgins Lake is located in Roscommon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higgins Lake <4>
  • Stratford ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stratford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Stratford is located in Missaukee County
  • Tent City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tent City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
    • Tent City is located in Roscommon County
  • Moorestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
    • Moorestown is located in Missaukee County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nellsville ...

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

Adding Nellsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nellsville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Nellsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Nellsville post office opened in 1906.

We also found Nellsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nellsville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nellsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Roscommon County: www.roscommoncounty.net/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Roscommon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nellsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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