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Welcome to Kincaid ...

Kincaid is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kincaid, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Kincaid is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Kincaid (for example, toward Pikeville), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

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, Mississippi, North Dakota, Saskatchewan, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Kincaid ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.monroecountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Kincaid, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Kincaid ...

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

  • Jacktown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jacktown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
  • Athens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • McMullens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Lenoir City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Fairway Estates
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
  • Loudon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sweetwater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Madisonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tuskeegee ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Tuskeegee is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskeegee
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,663 people
  • Walnut Hill Estates
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Hill Estates is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Estates
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,394 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 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.<4>

From that list, the Kincaid post office opened in 1887. The Kincaid post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kincaid.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Monroe, 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>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/