Welcome to Kennedy ...

Kennedy is located in Cobb County<1>.

The location of Kennedy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Kennedy is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Kennedy (for example, toward Fruithurst (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Kennedy: (470)<4>, (678) & (770).

Communities Also Named Kennedy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Kennedy: This one is located in Cobb County and the other is located in Brooks County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 31 communities that are also named Kennedy - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia (2), California, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kennedy.

Communities near Kennedy ...

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

• Atlanta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <5>
• South Fulton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
  • South Fulton is located in Fulton County
• Marietta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <5>
• Smyrna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <5>
• Brookhaven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
• Dunwoody West
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunwoody West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
  • Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
• East Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • East Point is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <5>
• Kennesaw
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw
  • Kennesaw is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennesaw <5>
• Kennesaw Acres
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennesaw Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
  • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
• Douglasville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
  • Douglasville is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglasville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kennedy ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cobb County: www.cobbcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/