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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Kenwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kenwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.

  • Oxmoor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Oxmoor is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Ware
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ware is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Spaulding
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Spaulding is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Ishkooda
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ishkooda is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Powderly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Powderly is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Duncan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Duncan is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Hillman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillman is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Woodward Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Woodward Junction is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Brickyard Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Brickyard Junction is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Sloss
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sloss is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Morgan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Morgan is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Bessemer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bessemer is also located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,043 people
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  • Falliston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Falliston is located in Shelby County
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  • Tacoa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Tacoa is located in Shelby County
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  • Collins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Collins is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Blue Creek Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Blue Creek Junction is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Helena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pelham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ensley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ensley is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Avondale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Avondale is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Wylam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wylam is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Birmingham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dolomite
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Thomas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Thomas is also located in Jefferson County
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  • Old Jonesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Old Jonesboro is also located in Jefferson County
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Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kenwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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