Welcome to Kelso Junction ...

Kelso Junction is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Kelso Junction is located in Iron County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Kelso Junction: Kelso Jct. (or less commonly used: Kelso Jctn.)

Kelso Junction is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Kelso Junction: 906

Communities near Kelso Junction ...

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

• Iron River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Iron River is also located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron River <3>
• Crystal Falls
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crystal Falls is also located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Falls <3>
• Stambaugh
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Stambaugh is also located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
• Caspian
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Caspian is also located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspian
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caspian <3>
• Gaastra
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Gaastra is also located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaastra
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaastra <3>
• Mineral Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Mineral Hills is also located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
• Alpha
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Alpha is also located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpha <3>
• Clinch ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinch was located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
• Mansfield ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mansfield was located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
• Balsam
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Balsam is also located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kelso Junction ...

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