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Welcome to Kelly ...

Kelly is located in Caldwell Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kelly, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Kelly is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kelly: 318 & 457<3>

The ZIP code for Kelly: 71441<4>

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, Kansas, Kentucky, 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.

  • Olla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <5>
  • Urania
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Grayson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tullos
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Georgetown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sikes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Standard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Standard is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
  • Banks Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kelly, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 (so far) for Kelly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kelly post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kelly.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kelly - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Kelly area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Kelly area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Kelly). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Kelly or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/