Welcome to Kiln ...

Kiln is located in Hancock County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kiln, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Kiln is near sea level<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Kiln: (228)

The ZIP code for Kiln: 39556<3>

Websites for Kiln ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hancockchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Kiln, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Kiln ...

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

• Long Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <5>
• Bay Saint Louis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
  • Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <5>
• Picayune
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
  • Picayune is located in Pearl River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <5>
• Diamondhead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
  • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <5>
• Pass Christian
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pass Christian
  • Pass Christian is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pass Christian <5>
• Waveland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
  • Waveland is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <5>
• Pearl River
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
  • Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <5>
• Shoreline Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreline Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
  • Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
• Lakeshore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
• Gainesville ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Hancock 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 Kiln. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kiln.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kiln ...

Looking for more information about Kiln? 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 Kiln, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kiln.

Adding Kiln to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kiln 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 Kiln was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kiln post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kiln.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/