Welcome to Kelso ...

Kelso is located in Craig County<1>.

The location of Kelso has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kelso, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Kelso is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Kelso: (918) and (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Kelso ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Kelso - they are located in Arkansas, California (2), Idaho (2), Indiana (2), Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska (2), North Dakota, 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 10 communities that are near Kelso.

• Miami
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
  • Miami is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <5>
• Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Grove is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <5>
• Vinita
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinita
  • Vinita is located in Craig County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinita <5>
• Fairland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
  • Fairland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairland <5>
• Afton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <5>
• Langley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Langley is located in Mayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <5>
• Welch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
  • Welch is located in Craig County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <5>
• Bernice
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
  • Bernice is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernice <5>
• Ketchum
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ketchum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchum
  • Ketchum is located in Craig County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ketchum <5>
• North Miami
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Miami have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
  • North Miami is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people

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.

Adding Kelso to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kelso 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 Kelso was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kelso post office opened in 1898.

We also found Kelso on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kelso.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kelso. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/