Welcome to Kemp ...

The town of Kemp is located in Bryan County<1>.

The location of Kemp has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kemp, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kemp has a population of 152 people<3> (see below for details).

Kemp is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Kemp lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Kemp is located in the (580) area code.

The ZIP code for Kemp: 74747<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kemp had an population of 152 people. This is an increase of 14.29% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kemp had a population of 133 people. This makes Kemp the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 133 people, the population of Kemp decreased 7.64% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 144 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Kemp.

Communities Also Named Kemp ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Kemp - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kentucky, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Kemp ...

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

• Sherman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <6>
• Denison
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
  • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <6>
• Durant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <6>
• Bonham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
  • Bonham is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonham <6>
• Pottsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsboro
  • Pottsboro is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsboro <6>
• Calera
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calera have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
  • Calera is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <6>
• Whitewright
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewright
  • Whitewright is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitewright <6>
• Bells
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
  • Bells is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <6>
• Colbert
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
  • Colbert is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colbert <6>
• Tom Bean
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Bean
  • Tom Bean is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tom Bean <6>

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 Kemp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kemp.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kemp ...

Looking for more information about Kemp? 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 Kemp, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kemp.

Adding Kemp to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kemp 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 Kemp was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Kemp post office opened in 1890.

We also found Kemp on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kemp.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kemp. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/