Welcome to Kenneth ...

Kenneth is located in Johnson County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Kenneth

The location of Kenneth has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Overland Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
  • Overland Park is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <4>
• Kansas City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <4>
• Olathe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <4>
• Independence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Lee's Summit
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit
  • Lee's Summit is located in Cass County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <4>
• Shawnee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <4>
• Lenexa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lenexa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <4>
• Leawood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
  • Leawood is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <4>
• Raytown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
  • Raytown is located in Jackson County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <4>

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 for Kenneth was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Kenneth in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Kenneth post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kenneth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kenneth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Johnson County: www.jocoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/