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Kelsey

Ghost town · Upshur County, Texas

Pritchett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000)
Pritchett quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1960, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kelsey is a ghost town in Upshur County, Texas, recorded as human settlement in Upshur County, Texas, United States of America. It is one of 2 former communities in Upshur County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 65th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kelsey as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 32.7317° N, 95.0497° W.

Key facts

Elevation420 ft
Nearest living townGilmer, TX
Distance to it6 miles
Coordinates32.73170, -95.04970

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What's there now

Kelsey is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gilmer, TX (population 4,955), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 420 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Ghost town of Kelsey, Texas
Ghost town of Kelsey, Texas · Renelibrary / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Questions

Where is Kelsey?

Kelsey is in Upshur County, Texas, at 32.7317, -95.0497.

How many ghost towns are in Upshur County?

Upshur County, Texas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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