Our Genealogy Helper
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 Kelso (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 Kelso. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Kelso is located in Lincoln County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Limestone (AL), Madison (AL), Bedford, Franklin, Giles, Marshall & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Kelso. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kelso:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Kelso)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelso, with the one closest to Kelso listed first.
- Corder Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Clarks Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Flintville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Howell Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Elk Mill Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Park City Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gattistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Camargo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Booneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelso, with the one closest to Kelso listed first.
- Raus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Willow Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Whitaker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Shelbyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cascade Hollow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Cortner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Palmetto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Wartrace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelso, with the one closest to Kelso listed first.
- Southgate Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Tullahoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelso, with the one closest to Kelso listed first.
- Lexie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Garner Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Huntland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Winchester Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Winchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Estill Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Decherd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sal City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Cowan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Greenhaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelso, with the one closest to Kelso listed first.
- Wheelerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Frankewing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ardmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Dickson Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkmont Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Elkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Trigg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Pisgah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Aymett Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Powell Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelso, with the one closest to Kelso listed first.
- Delina
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Talley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belfast
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Yell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Orrs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Cornersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Oak Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Cochran
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelso, with the one closest to Kelso listed first.
- Lynchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Countyline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelso, with the one closest to Kelso listed first.
- Francisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Estillfork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Princeton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Baileytown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Hollytree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Hytop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Skyline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelso, with the one closest to Kelso listed first.
- Ardmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Caro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Center Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Pettusville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Capshaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kelso, with the one closest to Kelso listed first.
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Key's Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Hazel Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Market
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elkwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Meridianville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Madison Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Mercury
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mercury is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Normal
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kelso, see our County-by-County Page for Kelso.
Cemeteries Near Kelso ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kelso.
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 Kelso - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kelso covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kelso, with the one closest to Kelso listed first.
- McClellan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Taylor - Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kelso Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fanning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Snoddy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Thomison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pryor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (1484 more) ...
- Golden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kelso had a population of 190 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kelso, with the one closest to Kelso listed first.
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Smithland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smithland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Flintville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Mulberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Camargo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Lexie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Elora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Booneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Howell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Howell is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Harms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Plevna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Plevna is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Belleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kelso. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kelso.
Newspapers Published in Kelso ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kelso.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kelso, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kelso.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Kelso:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Marshall County
- Moore County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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 Kelso, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kelso) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |