Welcome to Nelsonville ...

Nelsonville is located

Nelsonville is located in Austin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nelsonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Nelsonville is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Nelsonville lies within the (979) area code.

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, New York, Ohio 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.

• Brenham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
  • Brenham is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <4>
• Bellville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Austin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <4>
• Industry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
  • Industry is located in Austin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <4>
• Burton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
  • Burton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burton <4>
• Fayetteville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
• Round Top
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
  • Round Top is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Top <4>
• Kenney
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
  • Kenney is located in Austin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <4>
• New Ulm
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ulm
  • New Ulm is located in Austin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Ulm <4>
• New Wehdem
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wehdem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
  • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
• Wesley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
  • Wesley is located in Washington 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 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 for Nelsonville was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Nelsonville in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Nelsonville post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nelsonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Austin County: www.austincounty.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/