Welcome to Kendall ...

Kendall is located in Garrett County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kendall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Kendall is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Kendall: (301) and (240)<4>

Communities Also Named Kendall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Kendall - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri (2), Montana, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Kendall ...

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

• Kingwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
  • Kingwood is located in Preston County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <5>
• Mountain Lake Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
  • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
• Oakland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
• Terra Alta
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Alta
  • Terra Alta is located in Preston County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terra Alta <5>
• Grantsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Confluence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
  • Confluence is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <5>
• Salisbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <5>
• Loch Lynn Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lynn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
  • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
• Deer Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Deer Park is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <5>
• Accident
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accident
  • Accident is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accident <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kendall ...

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

Adding Kendall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kendall 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 Kendall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kendall post office opened in 1903.

We also found Kendall on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kendall.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Garrett County: www.co.garrett.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/