Welcome to Kelso ...

Kelso is located in Sharkey County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kelso, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Kelso is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Kelso is located in the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Kelso ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Kelso - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Idaho (2), Indiana (2), Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska (2), North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Kelso ...

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

• Lake Providence
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Providence
  • Lake Providence is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Providence <4>
• Rolling Fork
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Fork
  • Rolling Fork is located in Sharkey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolling Fork <4>
• Mayersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
  • Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
• Cary
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
  • Cary is located in Sharkey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
• Onward
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
  • Onward is located in Sharkey County
• Blanton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
  • Blanton is located in Sharkey County
• Issaquena
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
  • Issaquena is located in Sharkey County
• Chotard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
  • Chotard is located in Issaquena County
• Kearney
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
  • Kearney is located in Yazoo County
• Redwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
  • Redwood is located in Warren County

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 Kelso. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kelso.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kelso. 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 Kelso.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kelso ...

Looking for more information about Kelso? 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 Kelso, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kelso.

Adding Kelso to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kelso 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 Kelso was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kelso.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/