Welcome to East Kent ...
East Kent is located in Litchfield County<1>.
The location of East Kent has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of East Kent, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
A typical abbreviation for East Kent: E. Kent
East Kent is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: East Kent lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for East Kent: (860)
Communities near East Kent ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Kent.
- Torrington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
- Torrington is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrington <4>
- New Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- Watertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Brookfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Brookfield is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
- New Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
- New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
- Woodbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Litchfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Litchfield is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <4>
- Thomaston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Harwinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Sherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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 East Kent. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Kent.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Kent. 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 East Kent.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Kent. See our Newspapers Page for East Kent.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Kent ...
Looking for more information about East Kent? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Kent, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Kent.
Adding East Kent to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of East Kent 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 East Kent was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the East Kent post office opened in 1849.
We also found East Kent in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for East Kent.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Kent. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Litchfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Kent - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |