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Welcome to Kelton ...

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.


Kelton would have been located within present day Box Elder County<2>.

Kelton was established in 1869.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Kelton is 4,220 feet [1,286 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Kelton is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Kelton was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Kelton was located: 435

In the past, Kelton was named Indian Creek.

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, Texas 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.

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.

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 (so far) 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 1869. The Kelton post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kelton.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Box Elder, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kelton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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