Welcome to Kelton ...

Kelton is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Kelton is located in Wheeler County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kelton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Kelton is 2,230 feet [680 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Kelton is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for Kelton: (806)

Communities Also Named Kelton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Kelton - they are located in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kelton.

Communities near Kelton ...

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

• Shamrock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
  • Shamrock is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamrock <4>
• Wheeler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Wheeler is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <4>
• Erick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erick
  • Erick is located in Beckham County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erick <4>
• Sweetwater
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Sweetwater is located in Beckham County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <4>
• Texola
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texola
  • Texola is located in Beckham County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texola <4>
• Twitty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty
  • Twitty is located in Wheeler County
• Mayfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Beckham County (OK)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
• Allison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Allison is located in Wheeler County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allison <4>
• Magic City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
  • Magic City is located in Wheeler County
• Zybach ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zybach
  • Zybach is located in Wheeler County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kelton ...

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

Adding Kelton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kelton 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 Kelton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kelton post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kelton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/