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>.
The location of Kempis has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
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.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Kempis was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Kempis once stood is in the (804) area code.
Communities near Kempis ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kempis.
- Blackstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Blackstone is located in Nottoway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <5>
- Crewe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
- Crewe is located in Nottoway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <5>
- Burkeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
- Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <5>
- Amelia Court House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia Court House
- Amelia Court House is located in Amelia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amelia Court House <5>
- Earls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Masons Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Spainville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Pilkinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Ammon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Wilsons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons
- Wilsons is located in Dinwiddie County
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 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.
We also found Kempis on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kempis.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Amelia County: www.ameliacova.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kempis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |