Do you know of Kent ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Kent. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Kent.<1>
Our sources for Kent (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Kent other than they indicate that Kent would be found somewhere in Newton County, Missouri.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1853 and closed in 1907.
Communities Also Named Kent ...
We found 47 communities that share the name Kent.
There are two communities within Missouri that are also named Kent.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another 45 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 45 communities, 44 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Missouri ...
- Crawford County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Kent [Crawford County].
- Franklin County
- Crawford County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Ouachita County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Kent [Ouachita County].
- British Columbia
- Please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Kent.
- California
- Connecticut
- Litchfield County
- Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Kent [Litchfield County].
- Florida
- Nassau County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Kent [Nassau County].
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Stephenson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Kent [Stephenson County].
- Indiana
- Jefferson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Kent [Jefferson County].
- Iowa
- Union County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Kent [Union County].
- Kansas
- Geary County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kent [Geary County].
- Reno County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kent [Reno County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Kent [Rapides Parish].
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- White Pine County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Kent [White Pine County].
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Dona Ana County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Kent [Dona Ana County].
- New York
- Orleans County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Kent [Orleans County].
- Saratoga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Kent [Saratoga County].
- Nova Scotia
- Ohio
- Portage County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Kent [Portage County].
- Oklahoma
- Choctaw County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Kent [Choctaw County].
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Kent.
- Oregon
- Sherman County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Kent [Sherman County].
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- Please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Kent [Providence County].
- South Carolina
- Georgetown County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Kent [Georgetown County].
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Robertson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Kent [Robertson County].
- Texas
- Bosque County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Kent [Bosque County].
- Culberson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Kent [Culberson County].
- El Paso County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Kent [El Paso County].
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Kent [Pittsylvania County].
- Wythe County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Kent [Wythe County].
- Washington
- King County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Kent [King County].
- West Virginia
- Marshall County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Kent [Marshall County].
- Wisconsin
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Kent ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Kent:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Kent - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office
Map from 1861 (unknown title/publisher)
Map from 1876 (unknown title/publisher)
Map from 1886 (unknown title/publisher)
Map from 1888 (unknown title/publisher)
Map from 1890 (unknown title/publisher)
Map from 1904 (unknown title/publisher)
More Orphans in Newton County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Newton County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Kent could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |