Welcome to Kennison ...
Kennison is located in Pocahontas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kennison, you might consider that their post office opened in 1919.
Kennison is 2,030 feet [619 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Kennison lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Kennison: 304 & 681<3>
Communities near Kennison ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kennison.
- Marlinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlinton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlinton
- Marlinton is located in Pocahontas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlinton <5>
- Falling Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Buckeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Buckeye is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye <5>
- Oscar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Huntersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <5>
- Loveridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Neola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County
- Edray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County
- Onoto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
- Thorny Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
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 Kennison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kennison.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kennison. 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 Kennison.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kennison. See our Newspapers Page for Kennison.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kennison ...
Looking for more information about Kennison? 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 Kennison, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kennison.
Adding Kennison to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kennison 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 Kennison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Kennison post office opened in 1919.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kennison.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kennison. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pocahontas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kennison - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Kennison area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Kennison area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |