Welcome to Kinyon ...

Kinyon is located in Siskiyou County<1>.

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

Kinyon is 3,800 feet [1,158 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Kinyon is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Kinyon lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Kinyon is within the boundaries of the (530) area code.

Communities near Kinyon ...

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

• Slagger ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slagger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagger
  • Slagger is located in Siskiyou County
• Hambone ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hambone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambone
  • Hambone is located in Siskiyou County
• McCloud
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloud
  • McCloud is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCloud <4>
• Big Bend
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Big Bend is located in Shasta County
  • Former names for Big Bend:
  • Elena
  • Henderson
  • Indian Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Bend <4>
• Cayton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayton
  • Cayton is located in Shasta County
• Shasta Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta Springs
  • Shasta Springs is located in Siskiyou County
• Dana
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Dana is located in Shasta County
• Dunsmuir
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsmuir
  • Dunsmuir is located in Siskiyou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunsmuir <4>
• Mount Shasta
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Shasta
  • Mount Shasta is located in Siskiyou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Shasta <4>
• Tennant
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
  • Tennant is located in Siskiyou 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 Kinyon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kinyon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kinyon ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/