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Welcome to Kelker ...Kelker is located in El Paso County<1>. The location of Kelker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Kelker, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912. Kelker is 5,860 feet [1,786 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Kelker is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Kelker lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Kelker lies within the (719) area code. Communities near Kelker ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kelker.
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 Kelker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kelker. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kelker. 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 Kelker. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kelker. See our Newspapers Page for Kelker. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kelker ...Looking for more information about Kelker? 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 Kelker, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kelker. Adding Kelker to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Kelker 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 Kelker was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Kelker in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Kelker post office opened in 1912. For more details, see References and Mentions for Kelker. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kelker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for El Paso County: www.elpasoco.com/ The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/ Footnotes ...
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