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Welcome to Keltonburg ...

Keltonburg is located in DeKalb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keltonburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Keltonburg is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Keltonburg (for example, toward Spring City), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Keltonburg: 615 & 629<3>

Communities near Keltonburg ...

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

  • Smyrna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
  • McMinnville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Temperance Hall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Sparta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Smithville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sopha ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
  • Woodbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Spencer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Huntland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntland is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
    • Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
  • Doyle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Doyle is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 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 Keltonburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keltonburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keltonburg ...

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

Adding Keltonburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keltonburg 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 (so far) for Keltonburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keltonburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keltonburg - 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Keltonburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Keltonburg 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.