Welcome to Kitchener ...

Kitchener is located in Neshoba County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kitchener, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

When the people of Kitchener refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Kitchenerite<3>

Kitchener is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Kitchener: (601) & (769)<5>

Communities Also Named Kitchener ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Kitchener - they are located in British Columbia, Ohio and Ontario.

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

Communities near Kitchener ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Neshoba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <6>
• Forest
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <6>
• Carthage
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <6>
• Newton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <6>
• Union
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <6>
• Decatur
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
• Walnut Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <6>
• Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Lake is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake <6>
• Lena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Leake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
• Lucern
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
  • Lucern is located in Newton 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 Kitchener. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kitchener.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kitchener ...

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

Adding Kitchener to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kitchener post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kitchener.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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