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Welcome to Kitchens ...

Kitchens is located in Lewis County<1>.

Kitchens is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kitchens: 931

Communities near Kitchens ...

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

  • Ashland Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
  • Hohenwald
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Waynesboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Linden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ethridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hornertown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hornertown is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
  • Slickrock Ford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
  • Kimmins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kimmins is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
  • Henryville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Henryville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
  • Aetna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Aetna is located in Hickman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kitchens ...

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

Adding Kitchens to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kitchens 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 Kitchens was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kitchens.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kitchens - 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.