Do you know of Kent ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Kent. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Kent.<1>

We found mention of Kent as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Hamlin County, South Dakota.

Communities Also Named Kent ...

We found 47 communities that share the name Kent.

Within South Dakota, the name Kent is unique.

Beyond South Dakota, we know of another 47 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 47 communities, 44 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Elmore County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Kent [Elmore County].
  - Pike County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Kent [Pike County].
- Arkansas
  - Ouachita County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Kent [Ouachita County].
- British Columbia
  - Please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Kent.
- California
  - Sutter County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Kent [Sutter County].
- Connecticut
  - Litchfield County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Kent [Litchfield County].
- Florida
  - Nassau County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Kent [Nassau County].
- Georgia
  - Long County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Kent [Long County].
  - Montgomery County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Kent [Montgomery County].
- Illinois
  - Stephenson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Kent [Stephenson County].
- Indiana
  - Jefferson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Kent [Jefferson County].
- Iowa
  - Union County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Kent [Union County].
- Kansas
  - Geary County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kent [Geary County].
  - Reno County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kent [Reno County].
- Kentucky
  - Letcher County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Kent [Letcher County].
- Louisiana
  - Rapides Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Kent [Rapides Parish].
- Massachusetts
  - Berkshire County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Kent [Berkshire County].
- Michigan
  - Oakland County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Kent [Oakland County].
- Minnesota
  - Lyon County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Kent [Lyon County].
  - Wilkin County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Kent [Wilkin County].
- Missouri
  - Crawford County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Kent [Crawford County].
  - Franklin County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Kent [Franklin County].
  - Newton County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Kent [Newton County].
- Nebraska
  - Loup County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Kent [Loup County].
  - Nance County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Kent [Nance County].
- Nevada
  - White Pine County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Kent [White Pine County].
- New Jersey
  - Warren County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Kent [Warren County].
- New Mexico
  - Dona Ana County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Kent [Dona Ana County].
- New York
  - Orleans County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Kent [Orleans County].
  - Saratoga County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Kent [Saratoga County].
- Nova Scotia
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Kent.
- Ohio
  - Portage County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Kent [Portage County].
- Oklahoma
  - Choctaw County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Kent [Choctaw County].
- Ontario
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Kent.
- Oregon
  - Sherman County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Kent [Sherman County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Indiana County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Kent [Indiana County].
- Rhode Island
  - Providence County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Kent [Providence County].
- South Carolina
  - Georgetown County
  - Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Kent [Georgetown County].
- Tennessee
  - Robertson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Kent [Robertson County].
- Texas
  - Bosque County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Kent [Bosque County].
  - Culberson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Kent [Culberson County].
  - El Paso County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Kent [El Paso County].
- Virginia
  - Pittsylvania County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Kent [Pittsylvania County].
  - Wythe County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Kent [Wythe County].
- Washington
  - King County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Kent [King County].
- West Virginia
  - Marshall County
  - Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Kent [Marshall County].
- Wisconsin
  - Langlade County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Kent [Langlade County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Kent ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Kent:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Kent - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in Hamlin County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Hamlin County.

Poinsett

Seward

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Kent could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.