Kinsey, Missouri Explained

Official Name:Kinsey, Missouri
Settlement Type:unincorporated community
Mapsize:250x200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Missouri
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sainte Genevieve
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Jackson

Kinsey is an unincorporated community located in the central part of Jackson Township in Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States. The town was named after William Metcalfe Kinsey, a congressman of St. Louis. Kinsey was born in Ohio, and came to Missouri in 1875, where he was elected congressman for the 10th district and became a leading Republican politician in the state.[1]

References

38.0311°N -90.3°W

Notes and References

  1. State Historical Society of Missouri: Ste. Genevieve County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_sainte_genevieve.html