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History · Kelford

Kelford’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Kelford is a town in Bertie County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Kelford had a population of 203.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 251 to 203 (-19%). Half of its homes were built before 1971.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Kelford yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Kent BazemoreKent BazemoreSportsLJLloyd M. JenkinsMilitary
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Kelford, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Kelford is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Kelford has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Pineview in Roxobel, 1.1 miles away.

Kelford and the nearest listed places

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PineviewWoodbourneOaklanaSt. Frances Methodist ChurchWilliam H. Lee HouseWoodville Historic District

Closest to Kelford

PineviewRoxobel · Built 18681.1miWoodbourneRoxobel · Built 18192.3miOaklanaRoxobel · Building2.7miSt. Frances Methodist ChurchLewiston Woodville · Built 18454.8miWilliam H. Lee HouseLewiston Woodville · Building5.3mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Pineview’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Kelford?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Kelford’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

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📜 Roxobel📜 Lewiston Woodville📜 Aulander📜 Rich Square
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