Kelso is a burgh in the Scottish Borders, located where the River Teviot flows into the River Tweed, a place famous for its salmon fishing and rugby club. The town grew to service Kelso Abbey, founded by King David in 1128. Floors Castle lies in the town, while Hume Castle lies a few miles north of it.

Kelso's population is around 5,000. It was formerly in the county of Roxburghshire.

The bridge at Kelso was designed by John Rennie who later built London Bridge. See Kelso, Scotland

Kelso is a town in southwest Washington State USA, that is the Cowlitz County seat. Kelso was founded by Peter Crawford, of Kelso Scottland, in 1884. It was known as "little Chicago" early in its history because of the large number of taverns and whore houses that catered to local loggers. Kelso currently has a population of approximately 12,000, and the economy continues to be based largely on wood products. Kelso shares a long border with Longview, WA, and is near Mt. St. Helens. Areas of the town, noteably the local shopping mall, are built on volcanic ash that was dredged from the Cowlitz River after the mudflow from the 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens clogged the river's channel. Kelso currently is known as "The home of the Highlanders", and "smelt capital of the world" beacuse of the large smelt run that the Cowlitz River has in the winter months. See Kelso, Washington.

Kelso (1957 - 1983) was a thoroughbred racehorse, considered to be one of the best of the century. He was horse of the year a record five times, and won 39 races, before his retirement in 1965. His earning record held for a record 13 years. Kelso was a gelding, and hence had a longer career than most top thoroughbreds, as he could not be retired as a stud.

Kelso is the name by which character Michael Kelso (played by Ashton Kutcher) is often known on the television series That '70s Show.

Kelso is a ghost town in California. See Kelso, California

Kelso is a suburb of Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

See Also

• Roxburgh