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Welcome to Kinsley ...

The city of Kinsley is located in Edwards County<1> and is the County Seat for Edwards County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kinsley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Kinsley: Named for Edward W. Kinsley.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kinsley has a population of 1,344 people<2> (see below for details).

Kinsley is 2,170 feet [661 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Kinsley is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Kinsley: 620

The ZIP code for Kinsley: 67547<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kinsley had an population of 1,344 people. This is a decrease of 7.76% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kinsley had a population of 1,457 people (which is 47.71% of the total population of Edwards County). This makes Kinsley the county's most populous community.

The population of Kinsley represents 0.05% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 151st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,457 people, the population of Kinsley decreased 12.12% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,658 people).

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

Communities Also Named Kinsley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kinsley - it's located in Nevada.

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

Communities near Kinsley ...

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

  • Spearville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lewis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Edwards County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <6>
  • Burdett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Offerle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Garfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rozel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Belpre
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ardell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ardell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
    • Ardell is located in Edwards County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ardell
    • From Kinsley to Ardell
  • Hodges
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hodges. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
    • Hodges is located in Edwards County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hodges
    • From Kinsley to Hodges
  • Nettleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nettleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
    • Nettleton is located in Edwards County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nettleton
    • From Kinsley to Nettleton

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kinsley. Our list includes 15 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Kinsley.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kinsley ...

Looking for more information about Kinsley? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kinsley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kinsley.

Adding Kinsley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kinsley 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 Kinsley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Kinsley post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kinsley.

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Edwards, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Kinsley.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kinsley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Kinsley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Kinsley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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