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>
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.
- Leonardtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
- Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <5>
- Tappahannock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappahannock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappahannock
- Tappahannock is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappahannock <5>
- Warsaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Warsaw is located in Richmond County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>
- Montross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
- Montross is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <5>
- Rich Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Neck
- Rich Neck is located in Richmond County
- Bundick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Coan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Machodoc
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machodoc
- Machodoc is located in Westmoreland County
- Rainswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Piney Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point
- Piney Point is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point <5>
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 for Kinsale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Kinsale post office opened in 1792.
We also found Kinsale in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kinsale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kinsale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |