Welcome to Nelsonville ...

The village of Nelsonville is located in Putnam County<1>.

The location of Nelsonville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nelsonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Nelsonville has a population of 633 people<3> (see below for details).

Nelsonville is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Nelsonville is located in the (845) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Nelsonville had an population of 633 people. This is an increase of 0.8% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Nelsonville had a population of 628 people. This makes Nelsonville the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 628 people, the population of Nelsonville increased 11.15% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 565 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Nelsonville.

Communities Also Named Nelsonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Nelsonville - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Nelsonville.

Communities near Nelsonville ...

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

• Poughkeepsie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
  • Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <5>
• Palm Tree
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
• Kiryas Joel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
  • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
• Newburgh
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
  • Newburgh is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <5>
• Ossining
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossining
  • Ossining is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossining <5>
• Peekskill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekskill
  • Peekskill is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peekskill <5>
• Beacon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <5>
• Haverstraw
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverstraw
  • Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverstraw <5>
• Woodbury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
• Mount Kisco
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Kisco
  • Mount Kisco is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,795 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Kisco <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nelsonville ...

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

Adding Nelsonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nelsonville 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 Nelsonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Nelsonville post office opened in 1888.

We also found Nelsonville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nelsonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Putnam County: www.putnamcountyny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/