Kenton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cimarron County, Oklahoma, United States.

[5] The east end of the mesa features dinosaur tracks which have been preserved in a sandstone strata next to Carrizo Creek.

[8] Kenton is the closest settlement to Carrizo Canyon, about 22 miles north inside Colorado,[9] which is a small gorge in the Comanche National Grassland graced by juniper and cottonwood trees in which American Indian petroglyphs can be found along the walls.

Drew became postmaster of the place, he moved the post office a bit to the east and changed the name to Kenton[12] in 1893.

[11] Kentonites did not want to give up the records, so a group of people from Boise City confiscated the documents before the end of a 30-day waiting period.

[13] Kenton is the only Oklahoma community that observes (albeit informally) Mountain Time,[11] reportedly because most of the people who interact with the town are from New Mexico or Colorado.

[3] This is despite the fact that officially, the time zone only changes west of the Oklahoma/New Mexico state line.

The varied collection includes artifacts that helped settle No Man's Land, and other period photos and antiques.

Kenton experiences a semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with cool, dry winters and very hot, wetter summers.