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Welcome to Kincheon ...

Kincheon is located in Chilton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kincheon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Kincheon is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Kincheon ...

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

  • Clanton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jemison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Thorsby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Maplesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Billingsley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Adams
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Adams is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Haynes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Haynes is located in Autauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
  • White City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • White City is located in Autauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Stanton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Stanton is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Verbena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Verbena is located in Chilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kincheon ...

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

Adding Kincheon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kincheon 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 (so far) for Kincheon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kincheon post office opened in 1882. The Kincheon post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kincheon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Chilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kincheon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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