Kenesaw is a village in Adams County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 917 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hastings, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. Kenesaw got its start in the year 1872, following construction of the Burlington railroad through the territory. Its name commemorates the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in the Am…Kenesaw is a village in Adams County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 917 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hastings, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. Kenesaw got its start in the year 1872, following construction of the Burlington railroad through the territory. Its name commemorates the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in the American Civil War.