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Welcome to Kitchen ...

Kitchen is located in Jackson County<1>.


The location of Kitchen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Kitchen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Kitchen is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Kitchen lies within the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Kitchen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kitchen - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Kitchen ...

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

  • Jackson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Jackson is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
  • Wellston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Gallipolis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • South Webster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Webster
    • South Webster is located in Scioto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Webster <4>
  • Rio Grande
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Coalton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
    • Coalton is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Beaver
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Beaver is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <4>
  • Vinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Vinton is located in Gallia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
  • Wilkesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
    • Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Gallia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 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 Kitchen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kitchen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kitchen ...

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

Adding Kitchen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kitchen post office opened in 1883.

We also found Kitchen in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kitchen.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kitchen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kitchen - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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