Welcome to Kippen ...

Kippen is located in Toole County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kippen, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Kippen is 3,400 feet [1,036 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Kippen is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Kippen lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Kippen: 406

Communities Also Named Kippen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kippen - they are located in Idaho and Ontario.

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

Communities near Kippen ...

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

• Sunburst
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunburst is located in Toole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunburst <3>
• Kevin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Kevin is located in Toole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kevin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kevin <3>
• Oilmont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Oilmont is located in Toole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilmont
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oilmont <3>
• Whitlash
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitlash is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlash
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitlash <3>
• Shelby
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelby is located in Toole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <3>
• Galata
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Galata is located in Toole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galata
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galata <3>
• Aden
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
• Coutts
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coutts
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coutts <3>
• Sweet Grass
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Sweet Grass is located in Toole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Grass
• Rim Rock Colony
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Rim Rock Colony is located in Toole County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rim Rock Colony

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kippen ...

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

Adding Kippen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kippen in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Kippen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kippen post office opened in 1911. The Kippen post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kippen.