Welcome to Kennon ...

So far, we found very little information about Kennon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Kennon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kennon, please Contact Us.

Kennon would have been located within present day Belmont County<2>.

The location of Kennon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kennon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Kennon is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Kennon was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Kennon once stood is in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Kennon ...

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

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

Communities near Kennon ...

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

• Saint Clairsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
  • Saint Clairsville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clairsville <5>
• Barnesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Barnesville is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnesville <5>
• Cadiz
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
  • Cadiz is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <5>
• Bridgeport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Bethesda
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethesda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
  • Bethesda is located in Belmont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethesda <5>
• Hopedale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
  • Hopedale is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopedale <5>
• Smithfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
• Scio
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scio
  • Scio is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scio <5>
• Adena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adena
  • Adena is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adena <5>
• Jewett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
  • Jewett is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewett <5>

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

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

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

Adding Kennon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kennon 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 Kennon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kennon post office opened in 1848.

We also found Kennon in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kennon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Belmont County: www.belmontcountyohio.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/