Welcome to Kemper ...

Kemper is located in Jersey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kemper, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Kemper is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kemper: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Kemper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Kemper - they are located in Iowa, Louisiana, South Carolina and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Kemper ...

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

• Godfrey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godfrey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
  • Godfrey is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Godfrey <5>
• Jerseyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseyville
  • Jerseyville is located in Jersey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerseyville <5>
• Carlinville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinville
  • Carlinville is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlinville <5>
• Gillespie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
  • Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gillespie <5>
• Carrollton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>
• White Hall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • White Hall is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hall <5>
• Brighton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <5>
• Bunker Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
  • Bunker Hill is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <5>
• Greenfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <5>
• Palmyra
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kemper ...

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

Adding Kemper to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Kemper post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kemper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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