Welcome to Nelta ...

Nelta is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Nelta is located in Hopkins County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nelta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Nelta is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Nelta: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities near Nelta ...

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

• Sulphur Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <5>
• Mount Vernon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Cooper
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Cooper is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooper <5>
• Bogata
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
  • Bogata is located in Red River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <5>
• Como
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <5>
• Deport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deport
  • Deport is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deport <5>
• Tira
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
  • Tira is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
• Dike
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
  • Dike is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dike <5>
• Sulphur Bluff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bluff
  • Sulphur Bluff is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Bluff <5>
• Cunningham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cunningham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
  • Cunningham is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cunningham <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nelta ...

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

Adding Nelta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nelta 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 Nelta was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Nelta in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Nelta post office opened in 1884.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nelta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/

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