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Welcome to Nelscott ...

Nelscott is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nelscott, you might consider that their post office opened in 1929.

Nelscott is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Nelscott: 541 & 458<3>

Communities near Nelscott ...

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

  • Depoe Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Siletz
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Gleneden Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Neotsu
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Otis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rose Lodge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Neskowin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Otter Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Oretown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Oretown is located in Tillamook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oretown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nelscott ...

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

Adding Nelscott to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nelscott 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 Nelscott was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nelscott post office opened in 1929. The Nelscott post office closed in 1965.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nelscott.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nelscott - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Nelscott area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Nelscott area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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