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Welcome to Kelden ...

Kelden is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Kelden is located in Chippewa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kelden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Kelden is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Kelden lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Kelden: 906

Communities near Kelden ...

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

  • Sault Sainte Marie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hilton Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Barbeau
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pickford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Ridge is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Stalwart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Stalwart is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalwart
  • Dafter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dafter is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafter
  • Kinross
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Harmony
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Kentvale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentvale

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kelden ...

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

Adding Kelden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kelden 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 Kelden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kelden post office opened in 1896. The Kelden post office closed in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kelden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Chippewa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kelden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/