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Welcome to Kiousville ...

Kiousville is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kiousville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Kiousville is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Kiousville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Kiousville ...

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

  • Grove City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hilliard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Upper Arlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington Court House
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Washington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Washington is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • London
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Grandview Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Obetz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Obetz is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obetz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Obetz <3>
  • Jefferson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jefferson is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • West Jefferson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • West Jefferson is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 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 Kiousville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kiousville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kiousville ...

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

Adding Kiousville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kiousville 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 Kiousville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kiousville post office opened in 1881. The Kiousville post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kiousville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kiousville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/