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Place Information Name Nelson Alternate names Nelson county     (Getty Vocabulary Program) Type County Coordinates 37.783°N 78.783°W Located in Virginia, United States     (1808 - ) See also Amherst, Virginia, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)) Contained Places Larger map Inhabited place Adial Afton Allens Creek Arrington Avon Bryant Buffalo Springs Caski Colleen Durrett Town Elma Faber Five Forks Four Forks Gladstone Gordon Crossing Greenfield Greenway Gullysville Hendersons Store Jonesboro Kingswood Lakeview Heights Lanes Ford Lawthorne Mill Lodebar Lovingston Lowesville Massies Mill Midway Mills Montebello Nash Nellysford Norwood Onan Piedmont Piney River Poplar Flats Red Apple Orchard Rockfish Roseland Roses Mill Schuyler Shady Lane Shipman Twin Poplars Tye River Tyro Warminster White Rock Wingina Wintergreen Woods Mill Watching Page

source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names source: Family History Library Catalog Nelson is a county. [edit section] Timeline Date Event Source 1808 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources 1808 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources 1808 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources 1808 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources 1808 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources 1810 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990 1810 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990 1853 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources [edit section] Population History source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990 Census Year Population 1810 9,684 1820 10,137 1830 11,254 1840 12,287 1850 12,758 1860 13,015 1870 13,898 1880 16,536 1890 15,336 1900 16,075 1910 16,821 1920 17,277 1930 16,345 1940 16,241 1950 14,042 1960 12,752 1970 11,702 1980 12,204 1990 12,778 [edit section] Research Tips This place has no commentary yet. It is only a stub. You can help by editing it and sharing what you know: research tips, history, relationships with other places, etc.

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