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Welcome to Kells ...

Kells is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Kells is located in Menominee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kells, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Kells is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Kells, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Kells: 906

Communities Also Named Kells ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kells - they are located in New Mexico and Ontario.

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

Communities near Kells ...

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

  • Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
  • Crivitz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Crivitz is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Stephenson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wausaukee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Powers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Daggett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Daggett is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Carney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Banat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ingalls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ingalls is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Wallace
    (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 Kells. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kells.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kells ...

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

Adding Kells to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kells post office opened in 1895. The Kells post office closed in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kells.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Menominee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kells - 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/