Kinsey, Alabama
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Dothan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36303. It stands on Burdeshaw Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Headland quadrangle. 2,203 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 328 feet above sea level.
Population over time
3 figuresKinsey grew from 1,796 to 2,203 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,796 | |
| 2010 | 2,198 | +402 (+22%) |
| 2020 | 2,203 | +5 (+0%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Headland quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Dothan quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
38 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Kinsey between 1995 and 2020, burning about 194 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20140902-001 |
| 14 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 August 2000 | Natural | 14 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200802-2 |
| 26 July 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | 20200726-1 |
| 16 July 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.2 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 acres | Alabama Forestry Commission | SER-20120710-002 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Kinsey: 18 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Kaolin. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
18 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kinsey in 18 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 9 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Kinsey | $75,000 | A tornado touched down on Waldon Road south of Kinsey, AL where a home sustained very minor shingle damage. As the tornado travelled east along Lynn Jarvis Road, it tore the roof off a small shed. and snapped a tree. The tornado strengthened to an EF1 as it approached Glenwood Estates, uprooting and snapping several trees within that community. As the tornado approached Gilly Mill Road, it was nearing peak intensity as it lifted an outbuilding vertically from its moorings and tossed it into a tree. The tornado then weakened and possibly briefly lifted before damaging an awning on Randall Wade Road. The tornado then lifted near CR 55, but not before snapping support posts of a large outbuilding, including repurposed telephone poles, allowing the entire structure to shift several feet. This movement toppled a concrete structure within the outbuilding. Maximum sustained winds were estimated to be 110 mph. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinsey | $10,000 | Numerous trees and several power lines down. Reported by the Houston County EMA. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinsey | $10,000 | Houston County EMA reported a canopy cover and flag pole blown over as well as scattered trees and power lines down. |
| March 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Kinsey | $2,000 | An EF0 tornado touched down in northwestern Houston County near Cedar Creek. Small trees and branches were snapped along Faulkner Rd and Suggs Rd. A carport on Suggs Rd sustained damage. The tornado then tracked northeast into Henry County, snapping some small trees and branches along Burdeshow Rd before lifting just south of Headland. Max winds were estimated around 80 mph. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinsey | $1,000 | Power lines and limbs were blown down on Mill Street. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinsey | $1,000 | A pine tree was blown down onto a power line along Kinsey Road. |
| March 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinsey | $1,000 | A cable line was pulled down by strong winds at the 250 block of Nomad Circle. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Kinsey | - | Flooding occurred on portions of US Highway 431 near Kinsey. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Kinsey | - | Flooding was reported on portions of WH Graddy Road and Broad Street. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Kinsey | - | A car was stuck in the median on US Highway 431 with flooding up to the passenger window. |
| March 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinsey | - | A tree was blown down near Suggs road and Headland Ave. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinsey | - | A tree was blown down on County Road 22 near the Houston-Henry county line. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Kinsey | - | Suggs Road was completely closed due to flooding from a long duration of moderate to occasionally heavy rain. This road is near a small creek that likely overflowed. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinsey | - | Several trees were blown down in the Kinsey and Webb areas. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinsey | - | A large oak tree was snapped in Kinsey. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Kinsey | - | Hail larger than a quarter was reported at the intersection of Highway 431 and Remington Drive. |
| March 2002 | Hail | Kinsey | - | Dime size hail. Reported by the NWS office in Birmingham. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Kinsey | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bama Dale | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Young America | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Oakland Estates | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Smyrna | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Webb | 4.6 miles | 7 | |
| Denton Acres | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Sherwood Forest | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Woodsvale | 5.0 miles | 8 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Kinsey | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q66385 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 121244. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




