Welcome to Kenansville ...
The town of Kenansville is located in Duplin County<1> and is the County Seat for Duplin County.
The location of Kenansville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kenansville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1825.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Kenansville has a population of 854 people<3> (see below for details).
Kenansville is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Kenansville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The area code for Kenansville: (910)
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kenansville had an population of 854 people. This is a decrease of 0.12% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 25.67% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Kenansville had a population of 855 people. This makes Kenansville the county's 7th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 855 people, the population of Kenansville decreased 25.59% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,149 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Kenansville.
Communities Also Named Kenansville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Kenansville - it's located in Florida.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kenansville.
Communities near Kenansville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kenansville.
- Mount Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Mount Olive is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olive <5>
- Wallace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Wallace is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,859 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <5>
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Warsaw is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,084 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>
- Rose Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <5>
- Beulaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulaville
- Beulaville is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulaville <5>
- Faison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison
- Faison is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faison <5>
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Greenevers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenevers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenevers
- Greenevers is located in Duplin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Calypso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Pink Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Hill
- Pink Hill is located in Lenoir County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pink Hill <5>
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 Kenansville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kenansville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kenansville. 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 Kenansville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kenansville. See our Newspapers Page for Kenansville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kenansville ...
Looking for more information about Kenansville? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Kenansville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kenansville.
Adding Kenansville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kenansville 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 Kenansville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Kenansville post office opened in 1825.
We also found Kenansville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kenansville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kenansville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Duplin County: www.duplincounty.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Duplin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Kenansville. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kenansville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |