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Welcome to Kelly Point ...

Kelly Point is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kelly Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

A typical abbreviation for Kelly Point: Kelly Pt.

Kelly Point is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Kelly Point lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Kelly Point: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Kelly Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kelly Point.

  • Williamsport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Sunbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
    • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
  • Milton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
  • South Williamsport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Selinsgrove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
    • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <4>
  • Lewisburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Danville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Montoursville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
    • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <4>
  • Northumberland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mifflinburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
    • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kelly Point ...

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

Adding Kelly Point to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kelly Point post office opened in 1868.

We also found Kelly Point in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kelly Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kelly Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Kelly Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Kelly Point area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/