Welcome to Kinderhook ...

Kinderhook is located in Branch County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kinderhook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1843.

Kinderhook is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kinderhook: 517

Communities Also Named Kinderhook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Kinderhook - they are located in Arkansas (2), Illinois, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Websites for Kinderhook ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.branch-county.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Kinderhook, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Kinderhook ...

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

• Coldwater
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Coldwater is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coldwater
  • From Kinderhook to Coldwater
• Angola
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <3>
• Bronson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
  • Bronson is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bronson
  • From Kinderhook to Bronson
• Fremont
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
• Quincy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Quincy
  • From Kinderhook to Quincy
• Hamilton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hamilton
  • From Kinderhook to Hamilton
• Union City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Branch County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Union City
  • From Kinderhook to Union City
• Colon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
  • Colon is located in Saint Joseph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colon <3>
• Reading
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Reading
  • From Kinderhook to Reading
• Ashley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
  • Ashley is located in DeKalb County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <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 Kinderhook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kinderhook.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kinderhook ...

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

Adding Kinderhook to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Kinderhook post office opened in 1843.

We also found Kinderhook in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kinderhook.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Branch County: www.co.branch.mi.us/

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