| Kienstra | |
| Settlement Type: | Ghost town |
| Pushpin Map: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Adams |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 17 |
| Elevation Ft: | 56 |
| Coordinates: | 31.2261°N -91.6058°W |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 691978 |
Kienstra (also Kienstra Store) is a ghost town located in Adams County, Mississippi, United States. South of the town was Kienstra Landing, located on the Mississippi River.
The community was situated on a barren peninsula called "Jackson Point", at a bend in the river called "Palmetto Bend", named for the palmetto plant which grew abundantly in the hardwood swamps across the river in Louisiana.[1]
Kienstra had a post office from 1871 to 1957.[2] [3] The Morrisana Plantation was located at Kienstra. North of the town, midway to Arnot, was the Kienstra School. The "Kienstra Store Light" was a navigation beacon on the river, located near the landing as early as 1879.[4]
In 1900, Kienstra had a population of 35.[2]