Welcome to Kent ...

Kent is located in Nassau 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 1900.

Kent is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Kent: (904)

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, 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, Oklahoma, 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.

• MacClenny
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacClenny
  • MacClenny is located in Baker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for MacClenny <4>
• Hilliard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
  • Hilliard is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilliard <4>
• Baldwin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <4>
• Callahan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan
  • Callahan is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callahan <4>
• Saint George
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Charlton County (GA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <4>
• Crawford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Crawford is located in Nassau County
• Dyal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
  • Dyal is located in Nassau County
• Bryceville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryceville
  • Bryceville is located in Nassau County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryceville <4>
• Nassau Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nassau Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
  • Nassau Village is located in Nassau County
• Biscayne Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscayne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
  • Biscayne Village is located in Duval 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 1900.

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 Nassau County: www.nassauclerk.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/