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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 Kensington (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 Kensington. 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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Kensington is located in Hartford County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hartford County: Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland & Hampden (MA).

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

  • Hartford County     (The home county of Kensington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
    • Berlin
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,390 people
    • Berlin
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • New Britain
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
      • New Britain is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,198 people
    • New Britain
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
      • New Britain is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Britain <2>
    • East Berlin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Newington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
      • Newington is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,868 people
    • Newington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
      • Rocky Hill is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,037 people
    • Plainville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,486 people
    • Plainville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <2>
    • Rocky Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Griswoldville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
      • Griswoldville is located in Hartford County
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
    • Shelton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
      • Shelton is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <2>
    • Stevenson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
      • Stevenson is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevenson <2>
    • East Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in Fairfield County
    • Riverside
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Shelton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
      • Shelton is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,957 people
    • Huntington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Fairfield County
    • Monroe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
    • Sandy Hook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Litchfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
    • Pequabuck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequabuck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequabuck
      • Pequabuck is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequabuck <2>
    • Terryville Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terryville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville Station
      • Terryville Station is located in Litchfield County
    • Terryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Plymouth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,552 people
    • Greystone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
      • Greystone is located in Litchfield County
    • Plymouth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <2>
    • Thomaston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
      • Thomaston is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomaston <2>
    • Harwinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwinton
      • Harwinton is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
    • Oakville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <2>
    • Thomaston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
      • Thomaston is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,505 people
    • Browns Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
      • Browns Corner is located in Litchfield County
    • Harwinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
    • Cromwell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,772 people
    • Cromwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Middletown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Portland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gildersleeve
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gildersleeve have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve
      • Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County
    • Middlefield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
    • Middlefield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlefield <2>
    • Middletown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,013 people
    • Portland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Portland is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
    • Durham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Durham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
    • Cobalt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
    • Meriden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
      • Meriden is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,981 people
    • Meriden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • South Meriden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meriden
      • South Meriden is located in New Haven County
    • Autumn HIll
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn HIll
      • Autumn HIll is located in New Haven County
    • Yalesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cheshire
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
      • Cheshire is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,806 people
    • Wolcott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
      • Wolcott is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,565 people
    • Cheshire
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Cheshire
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Cheshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cheshire
      • West Cheshire is located in New Haven County
    • Wolcott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wallingford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
      • Wallingford is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,076 people
    • Wallingford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • New London County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
    • North Westchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westchester
      • North Westchester is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Westchester <2>
    • Westchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
      • Westchester is located in New London County
    • Colchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hadlyme
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in New London County
    • Lebanon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,112 people
    • Salem
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hamburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in New London County
    • Lyme
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
      • Lyme is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <2>
    • Lyme
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
      • Lyme is located in New London County
    • Lebanon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>
    • Salem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,083 people
  • Tolland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
    • Gay City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gay City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay City
      • Gay City is located in Tolland County
    • Gilead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Tolland County
    • Hebron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,480 people
    • Bolton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,855 people
    • Bolton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Vernon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hebron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Amston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Andover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,228 people
    • Andover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <2>
    • Turnerville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Tolland County
    • Vernon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,400 people
  • Windham County
  • Hampden County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
    • Southwick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
      • Southwick is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
    • Hosmer Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
      • Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Agawam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
      • Agawam is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
    • Feeding Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
      • Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Granville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
      • Granville is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
    • Longmeadow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
      • Longmeadow is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people

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

Newspapers Published in Kensington ...

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 291 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kensington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kensington, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kensington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Kensington:

Cemeteries Near Kensington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kensington.

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 Kensington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Blue Hills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Hills Cemetery
  • Dunham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunham Cemetery
  • Maple Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge Cemetery
  • Christian Lane Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Lane Cemetery
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
  • Old St. Mary RC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Mary RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Mary RC Cemetery
  • South Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Burying Ground
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in New Britain.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old St. Mary's First Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Cemetery (Old)
    • St. Mary's Old Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988191 <5>
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox Cemetery
  • Beth Mishka Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Mishka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Mishka Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
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    • Beth Alom Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Alom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Alom Cemetery
    • Ukrainian Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ukrainian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ukrainian Cemetery
    • Holy Trinity Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kensington had a population of 1,320 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Berlin
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • New Britain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
    • New Britain is located in Hartford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,198 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Britain <2>
  • East Berlin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Westfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Westfield is located in Middlesex County
  • Newington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Newington Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Junction
    • Newington Junction is located in Hartford County
  • Plainville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
    • Plainville is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <2>
  • Southington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southington
    • Southington is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southington <2>
  • Meriden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cromwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • North Cromwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cromwell
    • North Cromwell is located in Middlesex County
  • Rocky Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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    • South Wethersfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wethersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wethersfield
      • South Wethersfield is located in Hartford County
    • Farmington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Plantsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kensington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kensington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6355, Longitude: -72.7688    
<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 Kensington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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