Welcome to Kempis ...
So far, we found very little information about Kempis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Kempis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kempis, please Contact Us.
Kempis would have been located within present day Amelia County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kempis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Kempis is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Kempis was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Kempis was located: 804 & 686<4>
Communities near Kempis ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kempis.
- Blackstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crewe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burkeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amelia Court House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Earls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Masons Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Spainville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Pilkinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Ammon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Lodore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
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 Kempis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kempis.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kempis. 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 Kempis.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kempis. See our Newspapers Page for Kempis.
Adding Kempis to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kempis 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 Kempis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Kempis post office opened in 1895. The Kempis post office closed in 1912.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kempis.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kempis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Amelia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kempis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Kempis area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Kempis area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |