Welcome to Kent ...

The city of Kent is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kent, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Kent is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Kent is located in the (641) area code.

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, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, 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.

• Creston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <3>
• Corning
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
  • Corning is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <3>
• Lenox
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Lenox is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenox <3>
• Afton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <3>
• Orient
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
  • Orient is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <3>
• Clearfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
  • Clearfield is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearfield <3>
• Diagonal
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diagonal
  • Diagonal is located in Ringgold County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diagonal <3>
• Prescott
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prescott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Prescott is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <3>
• Tingley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tingley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingley
  • Tingley is located in Ringgold County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tingley <3>
• Cromwell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
  • Cromwell is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people

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 1874.

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

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.

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