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Welcome to Nelson ...

Nelson is located in Choctaw County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Nelson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Nelson is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Nelson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Nelson lies within the (580) area code.

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, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), 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.

  • Hugo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
    • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <4>
  • Antlers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Boswell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sawyer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <4>
  • Rattan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Soper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lone Pine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Lone Pine is located in Atoka County
  • Ethel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Ethel is located in Pushmataha County
  • Belzoni
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
    • Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County
  • Farris
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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 for Nelson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nelson post office opened in 1881.

We also found Nelson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nelson.

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 State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nelson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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