Welcome to Kelly ...
So far, we found very little information about Kelly. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Kelly to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kelly, please Contact Us.
Kelly would have been located within present day Socorro County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Kelly, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kelly, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Kelly is 7,450 feet [2,271 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Kelly is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Kelly was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Kelly once stood is in the (575) area code.
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, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi (2), Missouri, 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.
- Socorro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socorro
- Socorro is located in Socorro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Socorro <5>
- Lemitar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemitar
- Lemitar is located in Socorro County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemitar <5>
- Limitar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limitar
- Limitar is located in Socorro County
- Polvadera
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polvadera
- Polvadera is located in Socorro County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polvadera <5>
- Alamillo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamillo
- Alamillo is located in Socorro County
- San Acacia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Acacia
- San Acacia is located in Socorro County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Acacia <5>
- San Antonio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
- San Antonio is located in Socorro County
- San Antonito
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonito
- San Antonito is located in Socorro County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonito <5>
- La Joya
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joya
- La Joya is located in Socorro County
- Alamo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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.
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 for Kelly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Kelly post office opened in 1883.
We also found Kelly in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kelly.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kelly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Socorro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kelly - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |