Welcome to Kentmere ...

Kentmere is located in New Castle County<1>.

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

Kentmere is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kentmere: 302

Communities near Kentmere ...

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

• Newark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Newark is located in New Castle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newark
  • From Kentmere to Newark
• Chester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chester
  • From Kentmere to Chester
• West Chester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • West Chester is located in Chester County (PA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Chester
  • From Kentmere to West Chester
• Elkton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elkton
  • From Kentmere to Elkton
• Darby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Darby
  • From Kentmere to Darby
• Lansdowne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
• Collingdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <3>
• Downingtown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Downingtown
  • From Kentmere to Downingtown
• Brookhaven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <3>
• Glenolden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenolden is located in Delaware County (PA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenolden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenolden <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kentmere ...

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

Adding Kentmere to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kentmere 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 Kentmere was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kentmere post office opened in 1886. The Kentmere post office closed in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kentmere.