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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 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 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 Champaign County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Champaign County: Douglas, Edgar, Ford, McLean, Piatt & Vermilion.

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:

  • Champaign County     (The home county of Kenwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Staley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
      • Staley is located in Champaign County
    • Champaign
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Savoy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
      • Savoy is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <1>
    • Bondville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Urbana
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
      • Urbana is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <1>
    • Seymour
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mira
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
      • Mira is located in Champaign County
    • Lake of the Woods
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake of the Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
      • Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
    • Mahomet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
      • Mahomet is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <1>
    • Tolono
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
      • Tolono is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <1>
    • Mayview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
      • Mayview is located in Champaign County
    • Sadorus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Philo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
      • Philo is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <1>
  • De Witt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Farmer City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Watkins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
      • Watkins is located in De Witt County
    • Parnell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Parnell is located in De Witt County
    • Fullerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
      • Fullerton is located in De Witt County
    • Weldon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • De Witt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • De Witt is located in De Witt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Lane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Birkbeck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birkbeck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkbeck
      • Birkbeck is located in De Witt County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Hayes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
      • Hayes is located in Douglas County
    • Fairland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
      • Fairland is located in Douglas County
    • Villa Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
      • Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
    • Chicken Bristle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
      • Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
    • Ficklin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ficklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
      • Ficklin is located in Douglas County
    • Tuscola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,370 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <1>
    • Camargo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Garrett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
      • Garrett is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Patterson Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
      • Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
    • Murdock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
      • Murdock is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murdock <1>
    • Newman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Arthur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Chesterville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Chesterville is located in Douglas County
  • Edgar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Palermo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palermo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
      • Palermo is located in Edgar County
    • Hume
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
      • Hume is located in Edgar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hume <1>
  • Ford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Proctor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Proctor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Ford County
    • Elliott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Gibson City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
      • Gibson City is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
      • Gibson City has also been known as:
      • Gibson
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <1>
    • Paxton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Paxton is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <1>
    • Garber
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
      • Garber is located in Ford County
  • Iroquois County
    • Loda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
      • Loda is located in Iroquois County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <1>
  • Macon County
    • Argenta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argenta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
      • Argenta is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argenta <1>
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Bellflower
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellflower have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
      • Bellflower is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellflower <1>
    • Kumler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kumler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumler
      • Kumler is located in McLean County
    • Laurette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurette
      • Laurette is located in McLean County
    • Glen Avon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Glen Avon is located in McLean County
    • Saybrook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
      • Saybrook is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saybrook <1>
    • Arrowsmith
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowsmith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowsmith
      • Arrowsmith is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrowsmith <1>
    • Le Roy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <1>
  • Piatt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • White Heath
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Heath
      • White Heath is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Heath <1>
    • Mansfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <1>
    • Monticello
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <1>
    • De Land
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bement
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
      • Bement is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <1>
    • Atwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Voorhies
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Voorhies. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
      • Voorhies is located in Piatt County
    • Milmine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milmine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milmine
      • Milmine is located in Piatt County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milmine <1>
    • Cisco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
      • Cisco is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <1>
    • Hammond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Burrowsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
      • Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
    • Cerro Gordo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <1>
    • Lintner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lintner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
      • Lintner is located in Piatt County
  • Vermilion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Fithian
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fithian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fithian
      • Fithian is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fithian <1>
    • Muncie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muncie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
      • Muncie is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <1>
    • Allerton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
      • Allerton is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <1>
    • Fairmount
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
      • Fairmount is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <1>
    • Armstrong
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Collison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Glenburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
    • Oakwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <1>
    • Belgium Row
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium Row
      • Belgium Row is located in Vermilion County
    • Missionfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
      • Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
    • Newtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Vermilion County
    • Archie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archie
      • Archie is located in Vermilion County
    • Sidell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
      • Sidell is located in Vermilion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidell <1>

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Prairieview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Cemetery
    • The Roselawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gregory Burial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Grandview Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Leal Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leal Park Cemetery
    • The Leal Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Urbana Cemetery
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • The Lincoln Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lincoln Memorial Gardens
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Champaign County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • East Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lawn Cemetery
    • The East Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eastlawn Addition Cemetery
    • Eastlawn Burial Park
    • Eastlawn Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Harvey Cemetery
  • Continue List   (232 more) ...
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bailey Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Memorial Cemetery
      • The Bailey Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ash Grove Cemetery
      • Tolono Grove 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.

  • Staley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
    • Staley is located in Champaign County
  • Champaign
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Savoy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
    • Savoy is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <1>
  • Bondville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rising
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
    • Rising is located in Champaign County
  • Seymour
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mira
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mira
    • Mira is located in Champaign County
  • Leverett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leverett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
    • Leverett is located in Champaign County
  • Mahomet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
    • Mahomet is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <1>
  • Tolono
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
    • Tolono is located in Champaign County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <1>
  • Deers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deers
    • Deers is located in Champaign County
  • Sadorus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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    • Philo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
      • Philo is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <1>
    • Mayview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
      • Mayview is located in Champaign County
    • Sellers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
      • Sellers is located in Champaign 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.

Newspapers Published in 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 234 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kenwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kenwood, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for 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 professional and volunteer 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:

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 Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 40.1061, Longitude: -88.2945       In this case, the coordinates for Kenwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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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