Welcome to Kennolia ...

Kennolia is located in Franklin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kennolia, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Kennolia is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kennolia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Kennolia ...

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

• Brookhaven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,861 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <4>
• Wesson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
  • Wesson is located in Copiah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <4>
• Bude
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
  • Bude is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <4>
• Meadville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <4>
• Beauregard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
  • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
• Caseyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
  • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
• McCall Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall Creek
  • McCall Creek is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCall Creek <4>
• Cobbs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
  • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
• Eddiceton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
  • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
• Bowerton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
  • Bowerton is located in Copiah County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kennolia ...

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

Adding Kennolia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kennolia in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kennolia was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Kennolia on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kennolia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/