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Welcome to Kensington Park ...

Kensington Park is located in Sarasota County<1>.

Kensington Park is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Kensington Park: 941

Communities Also Named Kensington Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Kensington Park - they are located in California and Georgia (2).

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

Communities near Kensington Park ...

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

  • Bradenton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Venice
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
    • Venice is located in Sarasota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venice <3>
  • Palmetto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Longboat Key
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Holmes Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Anna Maria
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradenton Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tallevast
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bee Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Ridge
    • Bee Ridge is located in Sarasota County
  • Lake Sarasota
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Sarasota have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarasota
    • Lake Sarasota is located in Sarasota County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kensington Park ...

Looking for more information about Kensington Park? 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 Kensington Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kensington Park.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Sarasota, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kensington Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.