Welcome to Nelscott ...

Nelscott is located in Lincoln County<1>.

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

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<3>.

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

Area codes for Nelscott: (541) and (458)<4>

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Depoe Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoe Bay
  • Depoe Bay is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depoe Bay <5>
• Siletz
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siletz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siletz
  • Siletz is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siletz <5>
• Gleneden Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleneden Beach
  • Gleneden Beach is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gleneden Beach <5>
• Neotsu
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neotsu
  • Neotsu is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neotsu <5>
• Lincoln Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Beach
  • Lincoln Beach is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Beach <5>
• Otis
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
  • Otis is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <5>
• Rose Lodge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lodge
  • Rose Lodge is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Lodge <5>
• Neskowin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neskowin
  • Neskowin is located in Tillamook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neskowin <5>
• Otter Rock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Rock
  • Otter Rock is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Rock <5>
• Oretown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oretown
  • Oretown is located in Tillamook 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 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 for Nelscott was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Nelscott on a map titled Mobile Oil Map of Oregon (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nelscott.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/