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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Kellyville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Kellyville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Kellyville is located in Ottawa County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ottawa County: Cherokee (KS), McDonald (MO), Newton (MO), Craig & Delaware.

Below are the counties that are near Kellyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kellyville:

  • Ottawa County     (The home county of Kellyville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kellyville, with the one closest to Kellyville listed first.
    • Wyandotte
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ottawa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Peoria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Peoria is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Miami
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Narcissa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Narcissa is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcissa
    • Lincolnville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Dotyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dotyville is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
    • Quapaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Commerce
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Miami
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • North Miami is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Afton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hockerville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Craig County
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kellyville, with the one closest to Kellyville listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Copeland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Copeland is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Dodge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Dodge is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
    • Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bernice
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dennis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Dennis is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Cleora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cleora is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
    • Zena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Zena is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
    • Jay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Brush Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Brush Creek is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Sycamore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Sycamore is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • New Eucha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • New Eucha is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eucha
    • Eucha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Mayes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kellyville, with the one closest to Kellyville listed first.
    • Grand Lake Towne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Grand Lake Towne is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Towne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Disney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Langley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kellyville, with the one closest to Kellyville listed first.
    • Sulphur Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Maysville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Rome City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Rome City is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
    • Gravette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pactolus ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
    • Gallatin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Gallatin is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
    • Hiwasse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kellyville, with the one closest to Kellyville listed first.
    • Commonwealth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Baxter Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Baxter Junction is located in Cherokee County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Junction
    • Baxter Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Treece
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Treece is located in Cherokee County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece
      • Estimated population in 2012: 136 people
    • Lowell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell has also been known as:
      • Lowell Station
    • Cravensville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • South Galena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • South Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Galena
    • East Galena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • East Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galena
    • Galena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Keelville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Empire City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
    • Mill Rose
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Mill Rose is located in Cherokee County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rose
  • Labette County (KS)
  • Jasper County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kellyville, with the one closest to Kellyville listed first.
    • Iron Gates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Iron Gates is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
    • Central City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Central City is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Rex City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Rex City is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex City
    • West Joplin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Joplin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Duquesne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Duquesne is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
    • East Joplin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Elm
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Klondike
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Thoms
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Duenweg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Duenweg is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenweg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duenweg <1>
    • Oakland Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakland Park is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
    • Airport Drive
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Airport Drive is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Drive
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
  • McDonald County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kellyville, with the one closest to Kellyville listed first.
    • Tiff City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
    • May
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Anderson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Goodman is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <1>
    • South West City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ginger Blue
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Lanagan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lanagan is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanagan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanagan <1>
    • Erie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Noel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
    • Wylie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Pineville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jane
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Powell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Powell is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Newton County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kellyville, with the one closest to Kellyville listed first.
    • Seneca
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Seneca is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
    • Racine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Racine is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Loma Linda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Loma Linda is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
    • Spring City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring City is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
    • Neosho
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cliff Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cliff Village is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Redings Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Redings Mill is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redings Mill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Grand Falls Plaza
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Grand Falls Plaza is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Plaza
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Shoal Creek Drive
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Shoal Creek Drive is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Drive
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Shoal Creek Estates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Shoal Creek Estates is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Estates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Dennis Acres
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dennis Acres is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Leawood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Leawood is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Saginaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Saginaw is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kellyville, see our County-by-County Page for Kellyville.

Cemeteries Near Kellyville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kellyville.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Kellyville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kellyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kellyville, with the one closest to Kellyville listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Kellyville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kellyville.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Kellyville, with the one closest to Kellyville listed first.

  • Hart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hart is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • Tiff City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
  • Seneca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Seneca is located in Newton County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
  • Coy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coy is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
  • Splitlog
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Splitlog is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splitlog
  • Racine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Racine is located in Newton County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Anderson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Belfast
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Belfast is located in Newton County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
  • Saratoga
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saratoga is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
  • McElhany
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • McElhany is located in Newton County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElhany
  • Hornet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hornet is located in Newton County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
  • South West City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Spurgeon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Spurgeon is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
    • Noel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
    • Erie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kellyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kellyville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Kellyville ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kellyville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Kellyville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Kellyville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Kellyville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> of Kellyville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Kellyville:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kellyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>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 Kellyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.