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Welcome to Kitchener ...

Kitchener is located in Neshoba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kitchener, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

When the people of Kitchener refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Kitchenerite<2>

Kitchener is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Kitchener: 601 & 769<4>

Communities Also Named Kitchener ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Kitchener - they are located in British Columbia, Ohio and Ontario.

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

Communities near Kitchener ...

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

  • Philadelphia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Carthage
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Newton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Decatur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Lucern
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucern is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kitchener ...

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

Adding Kitchener to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kitchener 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 Kitchener was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kitchener post office opened in 1917. The Kitchener post office closed in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kitchener.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Neshoba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Kitchener refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Kitchener may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kitchener - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Kitchener area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Kitchener area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/