Welcome to Nelson ...The city of Nelson is located in Douglas County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Nelson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Nelson has a population of 190 people<2> (see below for details). Nelson is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Nelson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Nelson: 320 The ZIP code for Nelson: 56355<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Nelson had an population of 190 people. This is an increase of 1.6% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.47% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Nelson had a population of 187 people. This makes Nelson the county's 9th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 187 people, the population of Nelson increased 8.72% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 172 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Nelson. Communities Also Named Nelson ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 52 communities that are also named Nelson - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho (3), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), 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.
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. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nelson ...Looking for more information about Nelson? 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 Nelson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Nelson. Adding Nelson to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Nelson 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 (so far) for Nelson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Nelson. Footnotes ...
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