Welcome to Kinsey ...

Kinsey is located in Kosciusko County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kinsey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Kinsey is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Kinsey lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Kinsey (for example, toward North Judson), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Kinsey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Kinsey - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina and Ohio.

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

Communities near Kinsey ...

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

• Huntington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
• Columbia City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
  • Columbia City is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <4>
• North Manchester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Manchester
  • North Manchester is located in Wabash County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Manchester <4>
• Winona Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Lake
  • Winona Lake is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona Lake <4>
• South Whitley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whitley
  • South Whitley is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Whitley <4>
• Roanoke
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <4>
• North Webster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Webster
  • North Webster is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Webster <4>
• Andrews
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Andrews is located in Huntington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <4>
• Akron
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
• Pierceton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierceton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceton
  • Pierceton is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierceton <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 Kinsey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kinsey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kinsey ...

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

Adding Kinsey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Kinsey post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kinsey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kosciusko County: www.kcgov.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov