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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Kelton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Kelton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kelton, please Contact Us.

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 Kelton (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 Kelton. 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 and hospitals 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Kelton is historic, it would have been located within present day Box Elder County.

To see how the shape of Utah's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Box Elder County: Cassia (ID), Oneida (ID), Elko (NV), Cache, Tooele & Weber.

Below are the counties that are near Kelton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kelton:

  • Box Elder County     (The home county of Kelton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kelton, with the one closest to Kelton listed first.
    • Hardup
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hardup. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardup
      • Hardup is located in Box Elder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hardup
      • From Kelton to Hardup
    • Park Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Russian Settlement ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Russian Settlement. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Settlement
      • Russian Settlement is located in Box Elder County
      • Russian Settlement has also been known as:
      • Molokane Settlement
      • Pryguny Settlement
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Russian Settlement
      • From Kelton to Russian Settlement
    • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Cedar Creek is located in Box Elder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedar Creek
      • From Kelton to Cedar Creek
    • Kosmo ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kosmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosmo
      • Kosmo is located in Box Elder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kosmo
      • From Kelton to Kosmo
    • Rosette
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Standrod
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Standrod. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standrod
      • Standrod is located in Box Elder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Standrod
      • From Kelton to Standrod
    • Cedar Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Snowville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Yost
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yost. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
      • Yost is located in Box Elder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Yost
      • From Kelton to Yost
    • Rozel ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rozel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
      • Rozel is located in Box Elder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rozel
      • From Kelton to Rozel
    • Terrace ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Terrace. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
      • Terrace is located in Box Elder County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Terrace
      • From Kelton to Terrace
  • Cassia County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kelton, with the one closest to Kelton listed first.
    • Strevell ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Naf
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Standrod
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Standrod. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standrod
      • Standrod is located in Cassia County (ID)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Standrod
      • From Kelton to Standrod
    • Bridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
      • Bridge is located in Cassia County (ID)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bridge
      • From Kelton to Bridge
  • Oneida County (ID)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kelton, see our County-by-County Page for Kelton.

Cemeteries Near Kelton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kelton.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kelton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kelton, with the one closest to Kelton listed first.

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.

Kelton itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 121 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Kelton, with the one closest to Kelton listed first.

  • Park Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosette
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Matlin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matlin have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlin
    • Matlin is located in Box Elder County
  • Standrod
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Standrod. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standrod
    • Standrod is located in Cassia County (ID)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Standrod
    • From Kelton to Standrod
  • Snowville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Terrace ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Terrace. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
    • Terrace is located in Box Elder County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Terrace
    • From Kelton to Terrace
  • Rozel ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rozel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
    • Rozel is located in Box Elder County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rozel
    • From Kelton to Rozel
  • Yost
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yost. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
    • Yost is located in Box Elder County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Yost
    • From Kelton to Yost
  • Bridge
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge
    • Bridge is located in Cassia County (ID)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bridge
    • From Kelton to Bridge

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kelton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kelton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Kelton:

The official website for Box Elder County: www.boxeldercounty.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Kelton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Kelton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kelton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7457, Longitude: -113.1087       In this case, the coordinates for Kelton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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