Welcome to Kennedy ...

So far, we found very little information about Kennedy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Kennedy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kennedy, please Contact Us.

Kennedy would have been located within present day Brooks County<2>.

The location of Kennedy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kennedy, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1910.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Kennedy is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Kennedy was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Kennedy once stood is in the (229) area code.

Communities Also Named Kennedy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Kennedy: This one is located in Brooks County and the other is located in Cobb County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 31 communities that are also named Kennedy - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia (2), California, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico (2), New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Kennedy ...

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

• Valdosta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdosta
  • Valdosta is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valdosta <5>
• Adel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
  • Adel is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <5>
• Fodie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
  • Fodie is located in Brooks County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
• Quitman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Brooks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <5>
• Hahira
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahira
  • Hahira is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hahira <5>
• Sparks
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Sparks is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparks <5>
• Boston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Boston is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <5>
• Remerton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
  • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
• Franklinville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
  • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
• Pavo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavo
  • Pavo is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pavo <5>

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

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

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

Adding Kennedy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kennedy in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kennedy was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

We also found Kennedy on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kennedy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Brooks County: www.brooks-county.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/