Welcome to Kentmere ...

Kentmere is located in New Castle County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Kentmere, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kentmere, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Kentmere is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kentmere lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Kentmere is located in the (302) area code.

Communities near Kentmere ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kentmere.

• Newark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Chester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• West Chester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <4>
• Elkton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Darby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <4>
• Lansdowne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <4>
• Collingdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <4>
• Downingtown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <4>
• Brookhaven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <4>
• Glenolden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenolden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenolden
  • Glenolden is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenolden <4>

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 Kentmere. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kentmere.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kentmere. 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 Kentmere.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kentmere. See our Newspapers Page for Kentmere.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kentmere ...

Looking for more information about Kentmere? 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 Kentmere, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kentmere.

Adding Kentmere to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kentmere 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 Kentmere was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kentmere post office opened in 1886.

We also found Kentmere in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kentmere.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kentmere. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/