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)
- Falling Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Buckeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oscar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oscar is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Huntersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loveridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
- Neola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Neola is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Edray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Onoto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Thorny Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thorny Creek is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorny Creek
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 (so far) for Kennison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Kennison post office opened in 1919. The Kennison post office closed in 1922.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kennison.
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |