Welcome to Kinderhook ...

Kinderhook is primarily located in Greene County<1>. A portion of Kinderhook extends into Madison County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kinderhook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Kinderhook is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Kinderhook: (434)

Communities Also Named Kinderhook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Kinderhook - they are located in Arkansas (2), Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Kinderhook ...

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

• Orange
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <3>
• Elkton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <3>
• Shenandoah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <3>
• Stanley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <3>
• Stanardsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
  • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <3>
• Madison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
• Wolftown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolftown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
  • Wolftown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <3>
• Ruth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
  • Ruth is located in Madison County
• Amicus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amicus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
  • Amicus is located in Greene County
• Quinque
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
  • Quinque is located in Greene 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 Kinderhook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kinderhook.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kinderhook ...

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

Adding Kinderhook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kinderhook 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 for Kinderhook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kinderhook post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kinderhook.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kinderhook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Greene County: www.gcva.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/