Welcome to Kenton ...

Kenton is located in the Panhandle of Oklahoma.

Kenton is located in Cimarron County<1> (at the time of its founding, Kenton was located in Beaver County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kenton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Kenton is 4,350 feet [1,326 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Kenton is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Kenton (for example, toward Des Moines (NM)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Kenton: 580

The ZIP code for Kenton: 73946<3>

Communities Also Named Kenton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Kenton - they are located in Delaware, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri (2), Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Kenton ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Kenton.

• Mexhoma ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexhoma
  • Mexhoma is located in Cimarron County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mexhoma
  • From Kenton to Mexhoma
• Wheeless
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeless
  • Wheeless is located in Cimarron County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wheeless
  • From Kenton to Wheeless
• Moses
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses
  • Moses is located in Union County (NM)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Moses
  • From Kenton to Moses
• Carrizo Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carrizo Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo Springs
  • Carrizo Springs is located in Baca County (CO)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Carrizo Springs
  • From Kenton to Carrizo Springs
• Seneca
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Union County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Seneca
  • From Kenton to Seneca
• Campo
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo
  • Campo is located in Baca County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campo <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Campo
  • From Kenton to Campo
• Felt
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
  • Felt is located in Cimarron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Felt
  • From Kenton to Felt
• Boise City
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise City
  • Boise City is located in Cimarron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise City <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boise City
  • From Kenton to Boise City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kenton ...

Looking for more information about Kenton? 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 Kenton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kenton.

Adding Kenton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Kenton post office opened in 1891.

We also found Kenton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kenton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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