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Nelson

Ghost town · Oneida County, Idaho

Stone quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000)
Stone quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nelson is a ghost town in Oneida County, Idaho. It is one of 2 former communities in Oneida County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nelson as a historical populated place on the Stone topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.0808° N, 112.6564° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStone
Elevation4,675 ft
Nearest living townSnowville, UT
Distance to it8.1 miles
GNIS feature ID395896
Coordinates42.08075, -112.65637

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What's there now

Nelson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Snowville, UT (population 246), about 8.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,675 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Nelson?

Nelson is in Oneida County, Idaho, at 42.0808, -112.6564.

How many ghost towns are in Oneida County?

Oneida County, Idaho has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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