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Welcome to Kinney ...

Kinney is located in Potter County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Kinney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Kinney is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Kinney is located in the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Kinney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Kinney - they are located in Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico and Texas.

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

Communities near Kinney ...

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

  • Wellsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Wellsville is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
  • Alfred
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
    • Alfred is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
    • Alfred has also been known as:
    • Alfred village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <4>
  • Coudersport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Shinglehouse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Andover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Andover is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
  • Bolivar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Bolivar is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <4>
  • Belmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Belmont is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
  • Ulysses
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Richburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oswayo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
    • Oswayo is located in Potter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kinney ...

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

Adding Kinney to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kinney post office opened in 1896.

We also found Kinney on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kinney.

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Potter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kinney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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