39°33′08″N 121°45′56″W / 39.55222°N 121.76556°W / 39.55222; -121.76556
Nelson
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| Coordinates: 39°33′08″N 121°45′56″W / 39.55222°N 121.76556°W / 39.55222; -121.76556 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Butte County |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
Nelson (formerly, Nelson Station) is an unincorporated communityinButte County, California. It lies 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-southeast of Durham,[2] at an elevation of 121 feet (37 m). Nelson's first post office was established in 1873;[2] 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.[2][3] By 1882 Nelson had two warehouses, a hotel, a store, a blacksmith shop, and a saloon, and was a major center of wheat shipment.[3] Rice is the major crop grown in the area today.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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