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Welcome to Kelim ...

Kelim is located in Larimer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kelim, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.

Kelim is 4,930 feet [1,503 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Kelim is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Kelim lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Kelim: 970 & 748<3>

Communities near Kelim ...

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

  • Fort Collins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Greeley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Longmont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Loveland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Windsor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Windsor is located in Weld County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,659 people
    • Former names for Windsor:
    • New Liberty
    • New Windsor
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
  • Evans
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Firestone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Johnstown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Berthoud
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Milliken
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kelim ...

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

Adding Kelim to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kelim 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 (so far) for Kelim was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kelim post office opened in 1915. The Kelim post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kelim.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Larimer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kelim - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 970 code has been Overlayed with the 748 area code. New phone numbers in the Kelim area will be assigned with one of these codes: 970 or 748. As a result, placing a call in the Kelim area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/