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Welcome to Kincaid ...

Kincaid is located in Grenada County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kincaid, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897.

Kincaid is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kincaid: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Kincaid ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Kincaid - they are located in California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, North Dakota, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Kincaid ...

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

  • Grenada
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Winona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Winona is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,830 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <4>
  • Duck Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
  • Coffeeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Big Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Slate Spring
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
  • Slate Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Elliott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Elliott is located in Grenada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
  • Memphis Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
  • Sweatman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman

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 Kincaid. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kincaid.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kincaid ...

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

Adding Kincaid to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kincaid post office opened in 1897. The Kincaid post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kincaid.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Grenada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kincaid - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Kincaid area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Kincaid 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>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/