Welcome to Kerby (aka 'Kerby Mine') ...

Kerby is located in Shiawassee County<1>.

The location of Kerby has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kerby, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Kerby is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The community of Kerby has also been called Kerby Mine.

Communities Also Named Kerby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kerby - they are located in California and Oregon.

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

Communities near Kerby ...

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

• Flint
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Flint is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <4>
• Owosso
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
  • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <4>
• Flushing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flushing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
  • Flushing is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <4>
• Swartz Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartz Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Creek
  • Swartz Creek is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swartz Creek <4>
• Linden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <4>
• Durand
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
  • Durand is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <4>
• Chesaning
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesaning
  • Chesaning is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesaning <4>
• Perry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Shiawassee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Ovid
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
  • Ovid is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <4>
• Montrose
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <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 Kerby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kerby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kerby ...

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

Adding Kerby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kerby 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 Kerby was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Kerby on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kerby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shiawassee County: www.shiawassee.net/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/