Nelson, WI

Nelson is a town in Buffalo County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The 2020 census counted 574 residents. The village of Nelson is located within the town. The unincorporated community of Misha Mokwa and railroad junction Trevino are located in the town. A newcomer can read Nelson through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Nelson comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. The unincorporated community of Urne is located partially in the town. Nelson is located in western Buffalo County, along the Mississippi and Chippewa rivers. The Mississippi forms the southwestern border of the town, with Wabasha County, Minnesota, on the opposite shore.