Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Nelson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Nelson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Nelson listed first.
- Weatherby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weatherby is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- Durkee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Conner Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Conner Creek is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Creek
- Pleasant Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Huntington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mineral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Washington County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Malheur City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Malheur City is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malheur City
- Encina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Encina is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encina
- Dell ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dell is located in Malheur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Baker City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baker City is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
- Baker City has also been known as:
- Baker
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <2>
- Auburn ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Ironside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weiser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weiser is located in Washington County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weiser <2>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nelson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |