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Welcome to Kennekuk ...

Kennekuk is located in Atchison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kennekuk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.

Kennekuk is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kennekuk: 913

Communities near Kennekuk ...

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

  • Holton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hiawatha
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Highland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Nortonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Effingham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wetmore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lancaster is located in Atchison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Everest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Robinson is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 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 Kennekuk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kennekuk.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kennekuk ...

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

Adding Kennekuk to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kennekuk post office opened in 1857. The Kennekuk post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kennekuk.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Atchison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kennekuk - 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/