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Welcome to North Kenova ...

North Kenova is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Kenova, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for North Kenova: N. Kenova

North Kenova is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: North Kenova lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for North Kenova: 740 & 220<3>

Websites for North Kenova ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.lawrencecountyohio.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to North Kenova, the following might be of interest:

Communities near North Kenova ...

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

  • Huntington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ashland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
  • Ironton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Flatwoods
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Barboursville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Russell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Russell is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <4>
  • Raceland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • Coal Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Wayne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wayne is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <4>
  • Worthington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Kenova ...

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

Adding North Kenova to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Kenova 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 (so far) for North Kenova was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Kenova post office opened in 1892. The North Kenova post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Kenova.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Kenova - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the North Kenova area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the North Kenova area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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