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Former unincorporated community in Oregon, United States
Nelson, Oregon
Former unincorporated community
Nelson is located in the United StatesNelsonNelsonLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United StatesNelson is located in OregonNelsonNelsonLocation in OregonShow map of Oregon
Coordinates: 44°32′23″N 117°25′08″W / 44.53972°N 117.41889°W / 44.53972; -117.41889
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyBaker
Elevation2,628 ft (801 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID1136567

Nelson is an unincorporated historic locale in the northwest United States, located in Baker County, Oregon. It is about four miles (6 km) southeast of Durkee on U.S. Route 30 / Interstate 84.

Nelson is fifteen miles (24 km) northwest of Lime on the Burnt River and was the source of the limestone deposits used by the cement plant at Lime until the local deposits were depleted. A cement plant built in Nelson in 1979 replaced the one at Lime, which closed in 1980. The cement plant at Nelson closed temporarily in 2009, but as of 2014 it was operating again. The Ash Grove Cement Company refers to the plant as their Durkee plant.

Nelson is located on the Union Pacific Railroad mainline's Huntington Subdivision. The subdivision was originally owned by the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company; the original tracks were built here from 1882 to 1884.

References

  1. ^ "Nelson (historic)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  2. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (7th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2008. ISBN 0-89933-347-8.
  3. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) . Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 578. ISBN 978-0875952772.
  4. Zaitz, Les (September 30, 2009). "Oregon cement plant shutting down, cutting 68 jobs". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  5. Jacoby, Jayson (March 17, 2014). "U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Visits Baker City". Baker City Herald. Retrieved March 29, 2014.

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Municipalities and communities of Baker County, Oregon, United States
County seat: Baker City
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  • ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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