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Welcome to Kincaid ...

Kincaid is located in Alleghany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kincaid, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Kincaid is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kincaid: 540 & 826<3>

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, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Kincaid ...

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

  • Covington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Clifton Forge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Iron Gate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Hillsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Healing Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Healing Springs is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
  • Cowardin ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cowardin is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowardin
  • Mitchelltown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
  • Mountain Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
  • Warm Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Neola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Neola is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola

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.<5>

From that list, the Kincaid post office opened in 1903. The Kincaid post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kincaid.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Alleghany, 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>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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Kincaid area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Kincaid area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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