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Kinsey Alabama Map

Explore Kinsey, Alabama, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Kinsey, Alabama

How to Use This Kinsey, Alabama Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kinsey, Alabama. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Alabama or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Kinsey.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityKinsey
StateAlabama (AL)
CountyHouston County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude31.299063
Longitude-85.344378
Population2,203
Density70.2 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code36303
Area Code334
County SeatDothan
School DistrictHouston County School District

About Kinsey, Alabama

Kinsey is a locality in Houston County, Alabama, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,203. The population density is 70.2 people per km². Kinsey is located at 31.2991°N, 85.3444°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kinsey is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 36303.

Kinsey reveals itself through the persistent, quiet passage of the Long Branch, which carves a narrow, verdant path through the humid landscape of the Wiregrass region. It lies 5.9 miles north-northeast of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 27°T), and is situated 3.6 miles south of Headland. The air here holds a heavy, velvet stillness, thick with the scent of pine needles and damp earth that characterizes the inland plains. Sunlight filters through the canopy in pale, shifting shafts, illuminating the red clay soil that defines the local palette, while the horizon remains flat and expansive, save for the distant, hazy suggestion of River Hill rising twenty miles away. Vegetation thrives in the bottomland, where the shadows stretch long and cool, and the proximity to Landmark Park ensures that the surrounding woods remain a sanctuary of undisturbed oak and native brush, providing a sanctuary for wildlife that lingers in the quiet hours of the afternoon.

Kinsey emerged as a modest agricultural settlement, drawing its vitality from the fertile, iron-rich soil that once powered the regional economy through the cultivation of peanuts and pecans. The rhythm of life in Kinsey follows the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons, marked by the labor of those who manage the local farmsteads and the quiet industry of the small businesses that serve the surrounding rural expanse. While the modern pace has quickened, the community retains a tethered connection to its past, where the memory of those who worked the land remains embedded in the quiet porches and the modest, enduring structures of the residential corridors. A short journey away, Lake Arthur serves as a solitary focal point for those seeking the reflection of the sky on still water, standing as a quiet anchor in a landscape that values the unadorned beauty of the inland South.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Landmark Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 250° W
  • Douglas Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 009° N
  • Hayes Field (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 204° SW
  • Schnitzer Pig (Public Artwork) — 5.3 mi, 190° S
  • World's Smallest City Block (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 207° SW
  • Dothan Leadership Monument (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 208° SW
  • Bell UH-1H Huey (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 206° SW
  • Rip Hewes Ballfield Park (Local Recreation) — 7.1 mi, 208° SW
  • Dothan Trail Park (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 225° SW
  • State-owned Submerged Lands (Resource Management Area) — 9.2 mi, 326° NW
  • George W. Andrews Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.6 mi, 096° E
  • Old Cabin Jail Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 092° E
  • Omussee Creek Mound (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 097° E
  • Bell AH-1F Cobra (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 299° NW
  • Bell UH-1D Huey (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 301° NW
  • Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 24.9 mi, 187° S
  • Oktahatko (Historic Ruins) — 25.7 mi, 170° S
  • Kolomoki Mounds State Park (State Park) — 25.9 mi, 063° NE
  • Blue Springs State Park (State Park) — 26.1 mi, 338° N
  • View point (Viewpoint) — 29.3 mi, 037° NE
  • Southern Broadway (Theatre) — 30.1 mi, 272° W
  • Indian Village (Historic Ruins) — 34.5 mi, 168° S
  • Swamp Gravy - Georgia's Official Folk-Life Theater (Theatre) — 37.2 mi, 103° E
  • Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ga (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.5 mi, 082° E · 1,786 acres
  • Apalachicola National Forest (National Forest) — 52.2 mi, 185° S · 576k acres
  • Pike Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 52.8 mi, 314° NW
  • Conecuh River Depot (Museum) — 52.8 mi, 314° NW
  • Uniquely Clever LLC (Arts Centre) — 60.5 mi, 229° SW
  • Conecuh National Forest (National Forest) — 63.5 mi, 261° W · 85k acres
  • Three Notch Museum (Museum) — 67.1 mi, 271° W

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About This Kinsey Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kinsey, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.299063, -85.344378. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Kinsey includes the ZIP code (36303), telephone area code (334), county seat of Houston County (Dothan), and school district assignment (Houston County School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.