Welcome to Kinfolks Ridge ...
Kinfolks Ridge is located in the Bootheel of Missouri.
Kinfolks Ridge is located in Pemiscot County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Kinfolks Ridge: Kinfolks Rdg. (or less commonly used: Kinfolks Rdge. or Kinfolks Ridg.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Kinfolks Ridge for more information about variations on the name of Kinfolks Ridge.
Kinfolks Ridge is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Kinfolks Ridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Kinfolks Ridge, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Kinfolks Ridge: 573 & 235<3>
Communities near Kinfolks Ridge ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kinfolks Ridge.
- Mengelwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Dyersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blytheville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caruthersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tiptonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hayti
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Steele
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
- Steele is located in Pemiscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <4>
- Ridgely
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powells Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
- Powells Ferry is located in Lake County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
- Sunkist Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunkist Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
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 Kinfolks Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kinfolks Ridge.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kinfolks Ridge. 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 Kinfolks Ridge.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kinfolks Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Kinfolks Ridge.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kinfolks Ridge ...
Looking for more information about Kinfolks Ridge? 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 Kinfolks Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kinfolks Ridge.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Pemiscot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kinfolks Ridge - 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 Kinfolks Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Kinfolks Ridge area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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. |