Welcome to Nelson ...

Nelson is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nelson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Nelson is 2,970 feet [905 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Nelson is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Nelson lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Nelson, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

The telephone area code for Nelson: (702)

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), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, 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.

• Boulder City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
  • Boulder City is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder City <3>
• Willow Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
  • Willow Beach is located in Mohave County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Beach <3>
• Abbottsville ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abbottsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
  • Abbottsville is located in Clark County
• Emerald City ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald City
  • Emerald City is located in Clark County
• Searchlight
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searchlight
  • Searchlight is located in Clark County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searchlight <3>
• Junction City ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Clark County
• Henderson
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <3>
• Victory Village
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Village
  • Victory Village is located in Clark County
• White Hills
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills
  • White Hills is located in Mohave County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hills <3>
• Sloan
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
  • Sloan is located in Clark 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 Nelson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Nelson.

We 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Nelson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 for Nelson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Nelson post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nelson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clark County: www.accessclarkcounty.com/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/