Welcome to Keltner ...

Keltner is located in Adair County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Keltner, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keltner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Keltner is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Keltner (for example, toward Science Hill), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Keltner: (270)

Communities Also Named Keltner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Keltner - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Keltner ...

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

• Campbellsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
  • Campbellsville is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsville <5>
• Columbia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
• Greensburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Green County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <5>
• Edmonton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
  • Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <5>
• Hiseville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
  • Hiseville is located in Barren County
• Exie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
  • Exie is located in Green County
• Kemp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
  • Kemp is located in Adair County
• Weed
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
  • Weed is located in Adair County
• Gradyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gradyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gradyville
  • Gradyville is located in Adair County
• Liletown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liletown
  • Liletown is located in Green 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 Keltner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keltner.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keltner ...

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

Adding Keltner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keltner 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 Keltner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Keltner post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keltner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/