Welcome to Kelly ...

Kelly is located in Nemaha County<1>.

The location of Kelly has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kelly, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Kelly is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kelly lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Kelly is located in the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Kelly ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Kelly - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi (2), Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec (3), South Carolina, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kelly.

Communities near Kelly ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kelly.

• Sabetha
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabetha
  • Sabetha is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabetha <4>
• Seneca
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
• Onaga
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaga
  • Onaga is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaga <4>
• Centralia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <4>
• Axtell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
  • Axtell is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
• Wetmore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
  • Wetmore is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <4>
• Fairview
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fairview is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
• Corning
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <4>
• Bern
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
  • Bern is located in Nemaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
• Circleville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Circleville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kelly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kelly.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kelly. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kelly.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kelly. See our Newspapers Page for Kelly.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kelly ...

Looking for more information about Kelly? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kelly, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kelly.

Adding Kelly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kelly in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kelly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kelly post office opened in 1888.

We also found Kelly in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kelly.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kelly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/