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Welcome to Kenaston ...

Kenaston is located in Ward County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kenaston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Kenaston is 2,050 feet [625 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Kenaston: 701

Communities Also Named Kenaston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kenaston - it's located in Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Kenaston ...

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

  • Kenmare
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenmare have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmare
    • Kenmare is located in Ward County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmare <4>
  • Bowbells
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowbells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowbells
    • Bowbells is located in Burke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowbells <4>
  • Palermo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Donnybrook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tolley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Coulee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulee
    • Coulee is located in Mountrail County
  • Niobe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niobe
    • Niobe is located in Ward County
  • Norma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
    • Norma is located in Renville County
  • Blaisdell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Carpio
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kenaston ...

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

Adding Kenaston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kenaston 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 Kenaston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kenaston post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kenaston.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Ward, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kenaston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/