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Welcome to Nelsonville ...

Nelsonville is located

Nelsonville is located in Austin County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Nelsonville: 979

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 <3>
  • Bellville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Industry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Burton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Fayetteville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Round Top
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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.<4> 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 <3>
  • New Ulm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New Wehdem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Wehdem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • 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 .<6> X3X - From that list, the Nelsonville post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nelsonville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Austin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nelsonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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