Welcome to Kent ...

Kent is located in Choctaw County<1>.

The location of 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 Kent, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Kent is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kent lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Kent is within the boundaries of the (580) area code.

Communities Also Named Kent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 47 communities that are also named Kent - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri (3), Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (3), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Kent ...

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

• Hugo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
  • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <4>
• Antlers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
  • Antlers is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antlers <4>
• Boswell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
  • Boswell is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <4>
• Sawyer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <4>
• Rattan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattan
  • Rattan is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rattan <4>
• Soper
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper
  • Soper is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soper <4>
• Ethel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Ethel is located in Pushmataha County
• Belzoni
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
  • Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County
• Apple
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
  • Apple is located in Choctaw County
• Lone Pine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
  • Lone Pine is located in Atoka County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kent ...

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

Adding Kent to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kent post office opened in 1905.

We also found Kent on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kent.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/