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Welcome to Kinderhook ...

Kinderhook is located in Branch County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Kinderhook, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


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.<3>.

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

Kinderhook lies within the (517) area code.

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 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.

Communities near Kinderhook ...

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

  • Coldwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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.<5> 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 <4>
  • Bronson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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 <4>
  • Fremont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Quincy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  • Union City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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 <4>
  • 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.<5> 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 <4>
  • Reading
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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.<5> 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 <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 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.<6>

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.

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Branch, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kinderhook - 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.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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