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Welcome to Kenbro ...

Kenbro is located in Greenwood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kenbro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.

Kenbro is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kenbro: 620

Communities near Kenbro ...

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

  • Cottonwood Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Olpe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamilton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cassoday
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Matfield Green
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lapland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
  • Bazaar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bazaar is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazaar
  • Gladstone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gladstone is located in Chase County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Ivanpah
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kenbro ...

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

Adding Kenbro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kenbro post office opened in 1925. The Kenbro post office closed in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kenbro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Greenwood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kenbro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/