Welcome to Kinsley ...

The city of Kinsley is located in Edwards County<1> and is the County Seat for Edwards County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kinsley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Kinsley: Named for Edward W. Kinsley.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kinsley has a population of 1,344 people<2> (see below for details).

Kinsley is 2,170 feet [661 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Kinsley is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Kinsley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Kinsley: (620)

The ZIP code for Kinsley: 67547<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kinsley had an population of 1,344 people. This is a decrease of 7.76% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kinsley had a population of 1,457 people (which is 47.97% of the total population of Edwards County). This makes Kinsley the county's most populous community.

The population of Kinsley represents 0.05% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 151st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,457 people, the population of Kinsley decreased 12.12% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,658 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Kinsley.

Communities Also Named Kinsley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kinsley - it's located in Nevada.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kinsley.

Communities near Kinsley ...

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

• Spearville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearville
  • Spearville is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
• Lewis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Lewis is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <6>
• Burdett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
  • Burdett is located in Pawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
• Offerle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerle
  • Offerle is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
• Garfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Pawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
• Rozel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
  • Rozel is located in Pawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
• Belpre
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
  • Belpre is located in Edwards County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
• Nettleton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
  • Nettleton is located in Edwards County
• Williams ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Edwards County
• Centerview
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Centerview is located in Edwards 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 Kinsley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kinsley.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kinsley. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Kinsley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kinsley ...

Looking for more information about Kinsley? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kinsley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kinsley.

Adding Kinsley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kinsley 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 Kinsley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Kinsley post office opened in 1874.

We also found Kinsley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kinsley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/