Welcome to North Kenova ...

North Kenova is located in Lawrence County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Kenova, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for North Kenova: N. Kenova

North Kenova is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for North Kenova: (740)

Websites for North Kenova ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lawrencecountyohio.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to North Kenova, the following might be of interest:

Communities near North Kenova ...

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

• Huntington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
• Ashland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Ironton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  • Ironton is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <4>
• Flatwoods
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Flatwoods is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <4>
• Barboursville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <4>
• Russell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
• Raceland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raceland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
  • Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
• Coal Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
  • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
• Wayne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Wayne is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <4>
• Worthington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Kenova ...

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

Adding North Kenova to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Kenova 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 North Kenova was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Kenova post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Kenova.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/