Welcome to Kennard ...

Kennard is located in Mercer County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Kennard, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kennard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

Kennard is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Kennard: (724) and (874)<4>

Communities Also Named Kennard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Kennard - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Nebraska, Ohio, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Kennard ...

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

• Hermitage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <5>
• Sharon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <5>
• Meadville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
  • Meadville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <5>
• Grove City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <5>
• Greenville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,177 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Farrell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrell
  • Farrell is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farrell <5>
• Sharpsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
  • Sharpsville is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharpsville <5>
• Mercer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Mercer is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <5>
• Andover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <5>
• Cochranton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochranton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochranton
  • Cochranton is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochranton <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 Kennard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kennard.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kennard ...

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

Adding Kennard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kennard 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 Kennard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Kennard post office opened in 1864.

We also found Kennard in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kennard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mercer County: www.mcc.co.mercer.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/