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Nelson

Ghost town · Shoshone County, Idaho

Coeur D'Alene District quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Coeur D'Alene District quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nelson is a ghost town in Shoshone County, Idaho. It is one of 13 former communities in Shoshone County on the federal names register. No county in Idaho has more 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 Grizzly Mountain 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 47.6541° N, 116.0899° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGrizzly Mountain
Elevation2,288 ft
Nearest living townKellogg, ID
Distance to it8.5 miles
GNIS feature ID399357
Coordinates47.65409, -116.08989

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What's there now

Nelson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Kellogg, ID (population 2,232), about 8.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,288 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 Shoshone County, Idaho, at 47.6541, -116.0899.

How many ghost towns are in Shoshone County?

Shoshone County, Idaho has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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