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Welcome to Kenneth ...

Kenneth is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kenneth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Kenneth is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kenneth: 913

Communities Also Named Kenneth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Kenneth - they are located in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Kenneth ...

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

  • Kansas City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Overland Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kansas City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Olathe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Olathe is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <3>
  • Independence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee's Summit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Shawnee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lenexa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Leawood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Raytown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Raytown is located in Jackson County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kenneth ...

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

Adding Kenneth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kenneth.

Footnotes ...

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