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Welcome to Kent ...

So far, we found very little information about Kent. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Kent to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kent, please Contact Us.


Kent would have been located within present day Robertson County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Kent is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Kent was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Kent was located: 615 & 629<4>

Communities Also Named Kent ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 47 communities that are also named Kent - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri (3), Nebraska (2), Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (3), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Kent ...

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

  • Springfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Russellville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenbrier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
  • Pleasant View
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Coopertown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Coopertown is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
  • Elkton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton is located in Todd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <5>
  • Cross Plains
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Guthrie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Crunk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Crunk is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
  • Wingate West
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
    • Estimated population in 2014: 954 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 Kent. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kent.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Robertson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kent - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Kent area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Kent area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.