Blood, Trauma, and Biohazard Cleanup in Nelson, WI

Nelson is a village in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, completely surrounded by the Town of Nelson, at the junction of the Mississippi River and Chippewa River valleys.

Englishman James Nelson settled near the mouth of the Chippewa River in the 1840s, giving the spot the name Nelson's Landing, and Madison Wright, who arrived in 1848, is generally acknowledged as the first permanent settler; the village itself was platted in 1884 when the railroad surveyed a depot site.

Nelson lies on Wisconsin Highway 35, the Great River Road, the scenic byway that follows the east bank of the Mississippi River.

A causeway and bridge across the Mississippi River link Nelson with Wabasha, Minnesota, where Wisconsin Highway 25 becomes Minnesota Highway 60.

The village's primary tourist destination is the 100-year-old Nelson Cheese Factory, housed in Nelson's original creamery building on Highway 35 and now run as a cheese shop, restaurant, and ice cream stop.

Just outside the village, the Chippewa River delta — one of the largest river deltas in the Upper Midwest — is protected in the 13,000-acre Tiffany Wildlife Area and the 3,600-acre Nelson-Trevino Bottoms State Natural Area.

Nelson celebrates its heritage each year with Good Old Nelson Days, held the second weekend in August.

The 2020 census counted 322 people in Nelson, down from 374 in 2010, when the village had 172 households.

The village covers 1.44 square miles, most of it land at the foot of the river bluffs.