Welcome to Kenly ...The town of Kenly is primarily located in Johnston County<1>. A portion of Kenly extends into Wilson County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Kenly, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Kenly has a population of 1,583 people<2> (see below for details). Kenly is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Kenly lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Kenly: 919 & 984<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kenly had an population of 1,583 people. This is an increase of 18.22% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.89% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Kenly had a population of 1,339 people. This makes Kenly the county's 9th most populous community. The population of Kenly represents 0.01% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 299th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,339 people, the population of Kenly decreased 14.66% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,569 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Kenly. Communities near Kenly ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kenly.
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 Kenly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kenly. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kenly. 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 Kenly. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kenly. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Kenly. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kenly ...Looking for more information about Kenly? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Kenly, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kenly. Adding Kenly to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Kenly 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 Kenly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Kenly in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Kenly. Footnotes ...
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