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

Kerby is located in Shiawassee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kerby, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Kerby is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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)
    • Flint is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flint <3>
  • Owosso
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Owosso is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owosso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owosso <3>
  • Flushing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Swartz Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Linden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Durand
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Durand is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,269 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <3>
  • Chesaning
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Perry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Perry is located in Shiawassee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,075 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
  • Ovid
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ovid is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <3>
  • Montrose
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

From that list, the Kerby post office opened in 1888. The Kerby post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kerby.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Shiawassee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kerby - 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/