Welcome to Kidds Crossing ...

Kidds Crossing is located in Wayne County<1>.

The location of Kidds Crossing has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kidds Crossing, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

A typical abbreviation for Kidds Crossing: Kidds Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Kidds Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Kidds Crossing.

Kidds Crossing is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kidds Crossing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Kidds Crossing (for example, toward Albany), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Kidds Crossing: (606)

Communities near Kidds Crossing ...

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

• Monticello
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Oneida
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneida <4>
• Winfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Scott County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Burnside
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
  • Burnside is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnside <4>
• Parmleysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
  • Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
• Sumpter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Sumpter is located in Wayne County
• Mount Pisgah
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
  • Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
• Smith Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
  • Smith Town is located in McCreary County
• Marshes Siding
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshes Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
  • Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
• Stearns
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stearns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns
  • Stearns is located in McCreary County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stearns <4>

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 Kidds Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kidds Crossing.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kidds Crossing. See our Newspapers Page for Kidds Crossing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kidds Crossing ...

Looking for more information about Kidds Crossing? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kidds Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kidds Crossing.

Adding Kidds Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kidds Crossing 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 Kidds Crossing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kidds Crossing post office opened in 1910.

We also found Kidds Crossing on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kidds Crossing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/