Kenton Tennessee Map

About Kenton, Tennessee

Kenton is a locality in Obion County, Tennessee, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,513. The population density is 227.8 people per km². Kenton is located at 36.2023°N, 89.0123°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38233.

Kenton rests in a landscape shaped by the patient hand of water and wind, where the broad, fertile plains of West Tennessee gently swell and recede. It lies 6.8 miles south-south-east of Crockett, TN (from Crockett, TN: bearing 166°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-east of Polk. The air here, particularly in the humid embrace of summer evenings, carries a palpable sweetness, a blend of ripening corn and the distant, damp breath of the Obion River. Fields of soybeans and cotton stretch towards horizons often softened by a hazy, golden light, their uniform green and white a quiet testament to the land's bounty. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like the knuckles of old storytellers, punctuate the fields, offering shade and a sense of enduring presence. The character of Kenton is deeply entwined with the agricultural pulse of its surroundings, a legacy that has sustained it through generations. Its economy has long been tethered to the soil, with farming providing a steady, if sometimes challenging, livelihood. The town itself, a collection of modest homes and businesses along a central thoroughfare, feels like a place where time moves with a considered grace, unhurried by the clamor of larger cities. One might imagine the echoes of early settlers, their hopes and labors etched not in grand monuments, but in the very patterns of the cultivated land and the quiet resilience of its people, who have learned to read the sky for rain and the earth for sustenance.

About This Kenton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kenton, Tennessee — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.202289, -89.012288. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Kenton and Obion County.

Detailed location data for Kenton includes the ZIP code (38233), telephone area code (901), county seat of Obion County (Union City), and school district assignment (Gibson County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Kenton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.