Welcome to Kinderhook ...

So far, we found very little information about Kinderhook. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Kinderhook to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kinderhook, please Contact Us.

Kinderhook was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Kinderhook would have been located within present day Van Buren County<2>.

The location of Kinderhook has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kinderhook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Kinderhook is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Kinderhook was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Kinderhook still existed, it would have been in the (501) area code.

Communities Also Named Kinderhook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Kinderhook: This one is located in Van Buren County and the other is located in Cleburne County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 8 communities that are also named Kinderhook - they are located in Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Kinderhook ...

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

• Heber Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
  • Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
  • Former name for Heber Springs:
  • Sugar Loaf
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <5>
• Mountain View
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <5>
• Clinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Fairfield Bay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Bay
  • Fairfield Bay is located in Van Buren County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Bay <5>
• Greers Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Ferry
  • Greers Ferry is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greers Ferry <5>
• Shirley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Shirley is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirley <5>
• Fifty-Six
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty-Six
  • Fifty-Six is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fifty-Six <5>
• Higden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higden
  • Higden is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higden <5>
• Edgemont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgemont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
  • Edgemont is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgemont <5>
• Eglantine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
  • Eglantine is located in Van Buren 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 Kinderhook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kinderhook.

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

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

Adding Kinderhook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kinderhook in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kinderhook was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kinderhook.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/