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Welcome to Kynesville ...

Kynesville is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kynesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Kynesville is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Kynesville (for example, toward Butlers Ferry (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Kynesville: 850 & 448<3>

Communities near Kynesville ...

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

  • Marianna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chipley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bonifay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Graceville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Malone
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Grand Ridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Altha
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Alford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kynesville ...

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

Adding Kynesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kynesville post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kynesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kynesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Kynesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Kynesville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/