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Welcome to Koenton ...

Koenton is located in Washington County<1>.

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

Koenton is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Koenton: 251

Communities near Koenton ...

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

  • Chatom
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Chatom is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <3>
  • State Line
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Millry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Silas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Coffeeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilbertown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Toxey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Toxey is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Healing Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Healing Springs is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
  • Bigbee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bigbee is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
  • Cullomburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Koenton ...

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

Adding Koenton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Koenton 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 (so far) for Koenton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Koenton post office opened in 1886. The Koenton post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Koenton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Koenton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/