Welcome to Kenneth ...

Kenneth is located in Fayette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kenneth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Kenneth is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Kenneth ...

Official Website: www.kennett.pa.us/

Communities Also Named Kenneth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Kenneth: This one is located in Fayette County and the other is located in Chester County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 6 communities that are also named Kenneth - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota and New Brunswick.

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

Communities near Kenneth ...

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

• McKeesport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <4>
• Jefferson Hills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Hills
  • Jefferson Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,136 people
  • Jefferson Hills has also been known as:
  • Jefferson
• Uniontown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <4>
• Pleasant Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
  • Pleasant Hills is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hills <4>
• White Oak
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
  • White Oak is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <4>
• Connellsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
  • Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Connellsville <4>
• Monessen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monessen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monessen
  • Monessen is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monessen <4>
• Clairton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clairton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairton
  • Clairton is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clairton <4>
• Donora
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donora
  • Donora is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donora <4>
• Glassport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glassport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassport
  • Glassport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glassport <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 Kenneth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kenneth.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kenneth ...

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

Adding Kenneth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kenneth post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kenneth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kenneth: www.kennett.pa.us/

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettepa.org

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/