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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)
  • Columbia City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • North Manchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Winona Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • South Whitley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Roanoke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • North Webster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Andrews
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Akron
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pierceton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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 (so far) for Kinsey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kinsey post office opened in 1882. The Kinsey post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kinsey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Kosciusko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kinsey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/