Welcome to Kennady ...

Kennady is located in Le Flore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kennady, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Kennady is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kennady: 918 & 539<3>

Communities near Kennady ...

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

• Poteau
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteau
  • Poteau is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poteau <4>
• Heavener
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener
  • Heavener is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heavener <4>
• Spiro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
  • Spiro is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <4>
• Panama
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
  • Panama is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <4>
• Wister
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wister
  • Wister is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wister <4>
• Shady Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Point
  • Shady Point is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Point <4>
• Howe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
  • Howe is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <4>
• Rock Island
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
• Keota
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keota have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
  • Keota is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <4>
• McCurtain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCurtain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurtain
  • McCurtain is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCurtain <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kennady ...

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

Adding Kennady to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Kennady post office opened in 1889.

We also found Kennady on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kennady.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/