Welcome to Kinder ...
Kinder is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.
Kinder is located in Stoddard County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kinder, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
Kinder is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Kinder lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Kinder: 573 & 235<3>
Communities Also Named Kinder ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Kinder - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kinder.
Communities near Kinder ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kinder.
- Dexter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Dexter is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <5>
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <5>
- Advance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Advance is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Advance <5>
- Puxico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puxico have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puxico
- Puxico is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Puxico <5>
- Essex
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Bell City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Bell City is located in Stoddard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Fisk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fisk is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisk <5>
- Dudley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Zalma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Sturdivant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sturdivant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant
- Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County
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 Kinder. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kinder.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kinder. 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 Kinder.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kinder. See our Newspapers Page for Kinder.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kinder ...
Looking for more information about Kinder? 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 Kinder, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kinder.
Adding Kinder to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kinder 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 Kinder was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Kinder post office opened in 1910.
We also found Kinder in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kinder.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kinder. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Stoddard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kinder - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Kinder area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Kinder area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |