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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Kenwood (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Kenwood. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Kenwood is located in Sonoma County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sonoma County: Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa & Solano.

Below are the counties that are near Kenwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kenwood:

  • Sonoma County     (The home county of Kenwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Glen Ellen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Melita
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
      • Melita is located in Sonoma County
    • Eldridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fetters Hot Springs - Agua Caliente
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
      • Montgomery Village is located in Sonoma County
    • El Verano
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Boyes Hot Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellevue
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Sonoma County
    • Sonoma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rohnert Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Sonoma County
    • Santa Rosa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • South Santa Rosa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Santa Rosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Santa Rosa
      • South Santa Rosa is located in Sonoma County
  • Contra Costa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Bayview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Bayview is located in Contra Costa County
    • Rodeo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tormey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tormey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tormey
      • Tormey is located in Contra Costa County
    • Valona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valona
      • Valona is located in Contra Costa County
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Middletown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hidden Valley Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Valley Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Lake
      • Hidden Valley Lake is located in Lake County
    • Cobb
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Pine Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Lake County
  • Marin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Black Point - Green Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Novato
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Old Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Marin County
    • Tomales
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rafael Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rafael Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafael Village
      • Rafael Village is located in Marin County
    • Hamlet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Marin County
    • Nicasio
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Dillon Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicks Cove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicks Cove
      • Nicks Cove is located in Marin County
    • Millerton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Marin County
    • Inverness
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Point Reyes Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Rutherford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Helena
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Deer Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Yountville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Calistoga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodleaf
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
      • Woodleaf is located in Napa County
    • Angwin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Union
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Napa County
    • Pope Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Merazo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
      • Merazo is located in Napa County
    • Napa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
      • Napa is located in Napa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <1>
    • Suscol ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suscol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
      • Suscol is located in Napa County
      • Suscol has also been known as:
      • Soscol
      • Susqual
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Green Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Guadalcanal Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guadalcanal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalcanal Village
      • Guadalcanal Village is located in Solano County
    • Mankas Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankas Corner
      • Mankas Corner is located in Solano County
    • Mare Island ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mare Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mare Island
      • Mare Island is located in Solano County
    • Vallejo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Suisun City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suisun City
      • Suisun City is located in Solano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,305 people
      • Suisun City has also been known as:
      • Suisun
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suisun City <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kenwood, see our County-by-County Page for Kenwood.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Kenwood ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kenwood.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Kenwood. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Kenwood and those printed in the larger area surrounding Kenwood.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> of Kenwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Kenwood:

Cemeteries Near Kenwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kenwood.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kenwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.

  • Pythian Home Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pythian Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pythian Home Cemetery
  • Thompson Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Thompson Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Family Cemetery
  • Eldridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eldridge Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Eldridge.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eldridge Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Saint Helena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ner Tamid Jewish Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2502737 <5>
  • St. Helena Public Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Helena Public Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Saint Helena.
    • The St. Helena Public Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Helena Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Helena Public Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196296 <5>
  • Bennett Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Valley Cemetery
  • Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Santa Rosa Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Rosa Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Rosa Calvary Cemetery
  • Napa Redwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Napa Redwood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Napa Redwood Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the southeast of Napa.
    • The Napa Redwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Redwood Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Napa Redwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8299 <5>
  • Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • Moke Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moke Cemetery
    • Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Stanley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Kenwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kenwood.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.

  • Wildwood ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Sonoma County
  • Glen Ellen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Madrone ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madrone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
    • Madrone is located in Sonoma County
  • Yulupa ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yulupa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yulupa
    • Yulupa is located in Sonoma County
  • Melita
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
    • Melita is located in Sonoma County
  • Rutherford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Helena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Barro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barro
    • Barro is located in Napa County
  • Sonoma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bale
    • Bale is located in Napa County
  • Santa Rosa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cotati
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Penngrove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Buena Vista
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Sonoma County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kenwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kenwood.

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 Sonoma County: www.sonoma-county.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kenwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kenwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4171, Longitude: -122.5490    
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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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