Welcome to Kelso ...

Kelso is located in Hooker County<1>.

Kelso is 3,040 feet [927 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Kelso is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Kelso lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Kelso is in the Mountain Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Kelso: 308

Communities Also Named Kelso ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nebraska communities named Kelso: This one is located in Hooker County and the other is located in Howard County.

Beyond Nebraska, there are 21 communities that are also named Kelso - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Idaho (2), Indiana (2), Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Kelso ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Kelso.

• Mullen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mullen is located in Hooker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullen <3>
• Thedford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Thedford is located in Thomas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thedford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thedford <3>
• Seneca
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Seneca is located in Thomas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Estimated population in 2015: 35 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <3>
• Norway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Norway is located in Thomas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
• Heil School ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Heil School is located in Hooker County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heil School
  • Heil School has also been known as:
  • Hecla
• Brownlee
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brownlee is located in Cherry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee
• Audacious ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Audacious is located in Cherry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audacious
• Whitman
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Whitman is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitman <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kelso ...

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