Welcome to Kenwood ...

Kenwood is located in Albany County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kenwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Kenwood is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Kenwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Kenwood: (518)

Communities Also Named Kenwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Kenwood: This one is located in Albany County and the other is located in Madison County.

Beyond New York, there are 38 communities that are also named Kenwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New Jersey, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (4) and Washington.

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

Communities near Kenwood ...

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

• Schenectady
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenectady
  • Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenectady <4>
• Troy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Cohoes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohoes
  • Cohoes is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,583 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cohoes <4>
• Watervliet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Former names for Watervliet:
  • Gibbonsville
  • Port Schuyler
  • West Troy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
• Scotia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
• Colonie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
  • Colonie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <4>
• Mechanicville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
  • Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicville <4>
• Menands
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menands
  • Menands is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menands <4>
• Wyantskill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyantskill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyantskill
  • Wyantskill is located in Rensselaer County
• Ravena
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravena
  • Ravena is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravena <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kenwood ...

Looking for more information about Kenwood? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Kenwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kenwood.

Adding Kenwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kenwood 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 Kenwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kenwood post office opened in 1851.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kenwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/