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Welcome to Kentenia ...

Kentenia is located in Harlan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kentenia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

Kentenia is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Kentenia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Kentenia: 606

Communities near Kentenia ...

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

  • Alanthus Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
  • Pineville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Harlan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Evarts
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Loyall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Saint Charles
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Saint Charles is located in Lee County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Mary Alice
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mary Alice is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
  • Pathfork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pathfork is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pathfork
  • Baxter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kentenia ...

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

Adding Kentenia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kentenia post office opened in 1917. The Kentenia post office closed in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kentenia.

Footnotes ...

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