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Welcome to Kippen ...

Kippen is located in Lewis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kippen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Kippen is 3,560 feet [1,085 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Kippen is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Kippen: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Kippen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kippen - they are located in Montana and Ontario.

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

Communities near Kippen ...

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

  • Orofino
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Lapwai
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <4>
  • Juliaetta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Craigmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nezperce
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Winchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Culdesac
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Peck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <4>
  • Ferdinand
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Slickpoo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Slickpoo is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kippen ...

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

Adding Kippen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kippen post office opened in 1896. The Kippen post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kippen.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kippen - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Kippen area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Kippen 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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