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Welcome to Kinsale ...

Kinsale is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kinsale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1792.

Kinsale is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kinsale: 804 & 686<3>

The ZIP code for Kinsale: 22488<4>

Communities Also Named Kinsale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Kinsale - they are located in Mississippi and Ontario (3).

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

Communities near Kinsale ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kinsale ...

Looking for more information about Kinsale? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Kinsale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kinsale.

Adding Kinsale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kinsale 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 Kinsale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kinsale post office opened in 1792.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kinsale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Westmoreland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kinsale - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Kinsale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Kinsale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Kinsale). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Kinsale or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/