Welcome to Kinross ...

The city of Kinross is located in Keokuk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kinross, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kinross has a population of 71 people<2> (see below for details).

Kinross is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kinross had an population of 71 people. This is a decrease of 2.74% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kinross had a population of 73 people. This makes Kinross the county's 13th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 73 people, the population of Kinross decreased 8.75% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 80 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Kinross.

Communities Also Named Kinross ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Kinross - they are located in Kentucky, Michigan and Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near Kinross ...

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

• Washington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Williamsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Kalona
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalona
  • Kalona is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalona <4>
• Sigourney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigourney
  • Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <4>
• Wellman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Wellman is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellman <4>
• North English
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North English
  • North English is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North English <4>
• Keota
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
  • Keota is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <4>
• What Cheer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for What Cheer
  • What Cheer is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for What Cheer <4>
• Richland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <4>
• Parnell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
  • Parnell is located in Iowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parnell <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kinross ...

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

Adding Kinross to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kinross 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 Kinross was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Kinross post office opened in 1879.

We also found Kinross in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kinross.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/