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Welcome to Kise ...

So far, we found very little information about Kise. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Kise to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kise, please Contact Us.

Kise would have been located within present day Lawrence County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kise, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Kise is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Kise was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Kise, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Code where Kise was located: 606

Communities near Kise ...

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

  • Paintsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Louisa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fort Gay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Inez
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kermit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <4>
  • Warfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blaine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ledocio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ledocio is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledocio
  • Patrick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Patrick is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
  • Torchlight ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Torchlight is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight

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

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

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

Adding Kise to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kise 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 Kise was on a map titled Map of Kentucky (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kise.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kise - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.