Welcome to Kendall ...

Kendall is located in Van Buren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kendall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

Kendall is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Kendall is within the (269) area code.

The ZIP code for Kendall: 49062<3>

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, Maryland, 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.

• Kalamazoo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamazoo
  • Kalamazoo is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kalamazoo <4>
• Portage
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Allegan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegan
  • Allegan is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegan <4>
• Otsego
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego
  • Otsego is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otsego <4>
• Plainwell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainwell
  • Plainwell is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainwell <4>
• Paw Paw
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Paw Paw is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <4>
• Mattawan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattawan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawan
  • Mattawan is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mattawan <4>
• Parchment
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parchment have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchment
  • Parchment is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parchment <4>
• Bangor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
• Lawton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Lawton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <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 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 1836.

We also found Kendall in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Van Buren County: www.vbco.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/