Early settlers from 1890 to 1910 from Ireland settled in the area of Kellerberrin and Wittem. Their family name was English. A road was named after this family. The railway line from
Northam to
Southern Cross was constructed through here in 1893–94, and this section opened for traffic in 1895. Kellerberrin was one of the original stations when the line opened. By 1898 there was a demand for small blocks of land in the area, and the government surveyed a number of lots the same year. The area was gazetted as Kellerberrin townsite in 1901, and the government soon made more land available for settlers. In 1898 the Agricultural Hall was officially opened. It was built with
granite walling and brick dressing with a
jarrah and iron roof. The building is located on the north side of the railway line, adjoining the
post office. The hall is now used as a folk museum. In 1932 the
Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two
grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding. The surrounding areas produce
wheat and other
cereal crops. The town is a
receival site for
Cooperative Bulk Handling. In September 2023, a worker at a grain silo shot and killed another worker, then shot himself following a standoff with police. ==Etymology==