Nelson, California
39°33′08″N 121°45′56″W / 39.55222°N 121.76556°W
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  Nelson Location in California  Nelson Nelson (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′08″N 121°45′56″W / 39.55222°N 121.76556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Butte County |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
Nelson (formerly, Nelson Station) is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-southeast of Durham, at an elevation of 121 feet (37 m). Nelson's first post office was established in 1873; its zip code is 95958. The place was founded in 1873 by the California and Oregon Railroad Company and named for an early settler, A.D. Nelson. By 1882 Nelson had two warehouses, a hotel, a store, a blacksmith shop, and a saloon, and was a major center of wheat shipment. Rice is the major crop grown in the area today.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nelson, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 284. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Wells, Harry Laurenz (1882). History of Butte County, California, Volumes 1-2. San Francisco, CA: Harry L. Wells. p. 249.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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