Kenneth, Indiana

Coordinates: 40°45′40″N 86°28′23″W / 40.76111°N 86.47306°W / 40.76111; -86.47306
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Kenneth
Cass County's location in Indiana
Cass County's location in Indiana
Kenneth is located in Cass County, Indiana
Kenneth
Kenneth
Location in Cass County
Coordinates: 40°45′40″N 86°28′23″W / 40.76111°N 86.47306°W / 40.76111; -86.47306
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCass
TownshipJefferson
Elevation659 ft (201 m)
ZIP code
46947
FIPS code18-39492[2]
GNIS feature ID437248[1]

Kenneth is a community in Jefferson Township, Cass County, Indiana.[3][4]

History[edit]

Kenneth was a whistle stop on the railroad.[5] A post office was established at Kenneth in 1892, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1929.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kenneth, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Kenneth, Township of Jefferson, Cass County, Indiana, United States". mindat.org.
  4. ^ "Death Location of "George W. Crabb"". Family Search.
  5. ^ Powell, Jehu Z. (1913). History of Cass County Indiana: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time : with Biographical Sketches and Reference to Biographies Previously Compiled. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 665.
  6. ^ "Cass County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 29, 2014.