Welcome to Kibbie ...

Kibbie is primarily located in Van Buren County<1>. A portion of Kibbie extends into Allegan County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kibbie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Kibbie is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Kibbie is within the boundaries of the (269) area code.

Communities Also Named Kibbie ...

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

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

Communities near Kibbie ...

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

• Allegan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegan
  • Allegan is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegan <3>
• South Haven
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
  • South Haven is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Haven <3>
• Hartford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <3>
• Bangor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <3>
• Watervliet
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <3>
• Fennville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennville
  • Fennville is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fennville <3>
• Coloma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coloma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
  • Coloma is located in Berrien County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coloma <3>
• Douglas
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Douglas is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <3>
• Lawrence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <3>
• Saugatuck
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugatuck
  • Saugatuck is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugatuck <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kibbie ...

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

Adding Kibbie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kibbie 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 Kibbie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kibbie post office opened in 1872.

We also found Kibbie mentioned on a train schedule titled Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (May 1892).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kibbie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Van Buren County: www.vbco.org/

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