Our Genealogy Helper
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 Kenyonville (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 Kenyonville. 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 doctors and 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.
Kenyonville is located in Windham County.
To see how the shape of Connecticut's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Windham County: New London, Tolland, Worcester (MA), Kent (RI) & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Kenyonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kenyonville:
- Windham County (The home county of Kenyonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenyonville, with the one closest to Kenyonville listed first.
- Woodstock Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eastford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- Eastford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eastford is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,800 people
- Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people
- Ashford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westford is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ashford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,246 people
- East Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pomfret Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenyonville, with the one closest to Kenyonville listed first.
- Lydallville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lydallville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydallville
- Manchester Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester Green is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Green
- Broad Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mill Pond Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mill Pond Village is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Windsorville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Windsorville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsorville
- Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Windsor is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,654 people
- Enfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Enfield is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people
- Hazardville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
- Enfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sherwood Manor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- New London County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenyonville, with the one closest to Kenyonville listed first.
- Hanover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Williams Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Williams Crossing is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- North Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Baltic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,914 people
- Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sprague
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sprague is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,851 people
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jewett City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lebanon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lebanon is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,112 people
- Lisbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
- Tolland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenyonville, with the one closest to Kenyonville listed first.
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Willington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Willington is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
- Mount Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Staffordville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gurleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gurleyville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville
- Atwoodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atwoodville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville
- Storrs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stafford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mansfield Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County (MA)
- Smiths ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Hampden County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenyonville, with the one closest to Kenyonville listed first.
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Wales
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- Brimfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- State Line
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- South Factory Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Factory Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village
- Monson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monson is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- Hampden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
- Tenneyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- West Brimfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Palmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Baptist Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baptist Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
- Thorndike
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thorndike is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
- Hampshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenyonville, with the one closest to Kenyonville listed first.
- Bondsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Ware
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Belchertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belchertown is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenyonville, with the one closest to Kenyonville listed first.
- Globe Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Globe Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Southbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Dudley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
- Fiskdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fiskdale is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskdale
- Old Sturbridge Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Old Sturbridge Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sturbridge Village
- Sturbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sturbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
- Merino Village ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Merino Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
- Tufts Village ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tufts Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
- Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
- Webster has also been known as:
- Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
- East Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Charlton City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Charlton City is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City
- Charlton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Charlton is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 people
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenyonville, with the one closest to Kenyonville listed first.
- Rice City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rice City is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
- Greene
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greene is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Coventry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Gortons Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Arkwright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Kitts Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- West Greenwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenyonville, with the one closest to Kenyonville listed first.
- West Glocester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- Foster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Burrillville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Pascoag
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Simmons Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Harrisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Foster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Chepachet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chepachet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Whipple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Whipple is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Chopmist
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chopmist is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Glendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Clayville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clayville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Washington County (RI)
- Lewis City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kenyonville, see our County-by-County Page for Kenyonville.
Cemeteries Near Kenyonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kenyonville.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Kenyonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kenyonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kenyonville, with the one closest to Kenyonville listed first.
- Old Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barlow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North Ashford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sibley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trowbridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bungee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spalding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rindge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marcy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Babcock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Ashford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (501 more) ...
- Woodstock Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westford Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westford Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Kenyonville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kenyonville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kenyonville, with the one closest to Kenyonville listed first.
- Woodstock Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eastford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- North Ashford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Ashford is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ashford
- Phoenixville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Phoenixville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
- Ashford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westford is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville
- Abington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pomfret Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Pomfret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kenyonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kenyonville.
Newspapers Published in Kenyonville ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kenyonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kenyonville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kenyonville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Kenyonville:
- Websites specific to Connecticut
- Pages specific to Windham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hartford County
- New London County
- Tolland County
- Franklin County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Worcester County
- Kent County
- Providence County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Connecticut
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Kenyonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kenyonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |