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.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Nelson is 5,240 feet [1,597 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Nelson is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Nelson was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Nelson was located: 406

Communities Also Named Nelson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Nelson: This one is located in Fergus County and the other is located in Lewis and Clark County.

Beyond Montana, 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), Minnesota, Missouri, 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.

• Lewistown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lewistown is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
• Maiden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Maiden is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
• Fort Maginnis ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Maginnis is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Maginnis
• Heath
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Heath is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
• Forestgrove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Forestgrove is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestgrove
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestgrove <4>
• Lewistown Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lewistown Heights is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Heights
• Hilger
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hilger is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilger
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilger <4>
• Roy Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Roy Junction is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Junction
• Glengarry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Glengarry is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengarry
• Kendall ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kendall is located in Fergus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall

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.