Welcome to Kellys Ford ...

Kellys Ford is primarily located in Culpeper County<1>. A portion of Kellys Ford extends into Fauquier County.

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

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

A typical abbreviation for Kellys Ford: Kellys Frd.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Kellys Ford for more information about variations on the name of Kellys Ford.

Kellys Ford is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kellys Ford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Kellys Ford is within the (540) area code.

Websites for Kellys Ford ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.culpepervachamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Kellys Ford, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Kellys Ford ...

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

• Culpeper
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
  • Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <4>
• Warrenton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <4>
• Remington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
• Elkwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
  • Elkwood is located in Culpeper County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkwood <4>
• Lignum
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
  • Lignum is located in Culpeper County
• Bealeton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bealeton
  • Bealeton is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bealeton <4>
• Blackwell Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
  • Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
• Indian Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
  • Indian Town is located in Orange County
• Midland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <4>
• Cropp
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
  • Cropp is located in Stafford 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 Kellys Ford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kellys Ford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kellys Ford ...

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

Adding Kellys Ford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kellys Ford 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 Kellys Ford was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Kellys Ford on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kellys Ford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Culpeper County: www.culpepercounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/