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Welcome to Kennedy ...

Kennedy is located in Spencer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kennedy, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Kennedy is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Kennedy (for example, toward Alton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Kennedy: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Kennedy ...

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

Beyond Indiana, there are 31 communities that are also named Kennedy - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia (2), California, Georgia (2), Illinois, 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.

  • Tell City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Boonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Huntingburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ferdinand
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rockport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewisport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dale is located in Spencer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <4>
  • Cannelton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hawesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grandview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kennedy ...

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

Adding Kennedy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kennedy 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 Kennedy was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kennedy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Spencer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kennedy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Kennedy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Kennedy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.