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Welcome to Kissee Mills ...

Kissee Mills is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Kissee Mills is located in Taney County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kissee Mills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for Kissee Mills: Kissee Mls. (or less commonly used: Kissee Mlls.)

Kissee Mills is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Kissee Mills lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Kissee Mills: 417

The ZIP code for Kissee Mills: 65680<3>

Communities near Kissee Mills ...

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

  • Branson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hollister
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollister is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
  • Forsyth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Merriam Woods
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
  • Reeds Spring
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Rockaway Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Diamond City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bull Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bull Creek is located in Taney County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
  • Indian Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Branson West
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Branson West is located in Stone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 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 Kissee Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kissee Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kissee Mills ...

Looking for more information about Kissee Mills? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kissee Mills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kissee Mills.

Adding Kissee Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kissee Mills 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 (so far) for Kissee Mills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kissee Mills post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kissee Mills.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Taney, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kissee Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Kissee Mills). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Kissee Mills or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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