Welcome to Kenny ...

Kenny is located in Mendocino County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kenny, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Kenny is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kenny lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Kenny is located in the (707) area code.

Communities Also Named Kenny ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Kenny - they are located in Florida (2), Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Kenny ...

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

• Piercy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercy
  • Piercy is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piercy <4>
• Whitethorn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitethorn
  • Whitethorn is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitethorn <4>
• Cooks Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Valley
  • Cooks Valley is located in Humboldt County
• Leggett
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
  • Leggett is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leggett <4>
• Shelter Cove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Cove
  • Shelter Cove is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelter Cove <4>
• South Leggett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Leggett
  • South Leggett is located in Mendocino County
• Briceland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briceland
  • Briceland is located in Humboldt County
• Garberville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garberville
  • Garberville is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garberville <4>
• Redway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redway
  • Redway is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redway <4>
• Ettersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ettersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettersburg
  • Ettersburg is located in Humboldt 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 Kenny. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kenny.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kenny ...

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

Adding Kenny to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kenny post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kenny.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mendocino County: www.co.mendocino.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/