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Welcome to Kentontown ...

Kentontown is located in Robertson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kentontown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1830.

Kentontown is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kentontown: 606

Communities near Kentontown ...

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

  • Cynthiana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Falmouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Carlisle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Millersburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Brooksville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Mount Olivet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Berry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Berry is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Ewing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ewing is located in Fleming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Germantown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Germantown is located in Bracken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 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 Kentontown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kentontown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kentontown ...

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

Adding Kentontown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Kentontown post office opened in 1830. The Kentontown post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kentontown.

Footnotes ...

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