Welcome to Kinsey ...

Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kinsey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Kinsey: Named after Congressman William Metcalfe Kinsey (1846-1931).

Kinsey is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Kinsey: (573)

Communities Also Named Kinsey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Kinsey - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, Indiana, Montana, North Carolina and Ohio.

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

Communities near Kinsey ...

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

• Farmington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <3>
• Festus
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
  • Festus is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <3>
• Park Hills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
  • Park Hills is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hills <3>
• Bonne Terre
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonne Terre
  • Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonne Terre <3>
• De Soto
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <3>
• Pevely
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pevely have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
  • Pevely is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <3>
• Desloge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desloge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
  • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <3>
• Flat River
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
  • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
• Crystal City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City
  • Crystal City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal City <3>
• Sainte Genevieve
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Genevieve have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Genevieve
  • Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kinsey ...

Looking for more information about Kinsey? 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 Kinsey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kinsey.

Adding Kinsey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kinsey post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kinsey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/