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Nelson, California

39°33′08″N 121°45′56″W / 39.55222°N 121.76556°W / 39.55222; -121.76556

Nelson
Nelson is located in California
Nelson
Nelson
Location in California
Nelson is located in the United States
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Nelson (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°33′08″N 121°45′56″W / 39.55222°N 121.76556°W / 39.55222; -121.76556
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyButte 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

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nelson, California
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Wells, Harry Laurenz (1882). History of Butte County, California, Volumes 1-2. San Francisco, CA: Harry L. Wells. p. 249.