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Welcome to Nelsonville ...

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

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<2> (see below for details).

Nelsonville is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Nelsonville: 845 & 329<4>

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 (which had 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)
  • Palm Tree
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Kiryas Joel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Newburgh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ossining
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Peekskill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Beacon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • 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)
  • Woodbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbury is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
  • Mount Kisco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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 (so far) 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. The Nelsonville post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nelsonville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Nelsonville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nelsonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Nelsonville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Nelsonville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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