Welcome to Kenwood ...

Kenwood is located in Champaign County<1>.

The location of Kenwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Kenwood is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kenwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Kenwood (for example, toward State Line City (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Kenwood is within the boundaries of the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Kenwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Kenwood: This one is located in Champaign County and the other is located in Cook County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 38 communities that are also named Kenwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Georgia (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (4) and Washington.

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

Communities near Kenwood ...

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

• 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 <4>
• Rantoul
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
  • Rantoul is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rantoul <4>
• 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• 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 <4>
• Saint Joseph
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Tolono
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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 <4>
• 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
• Fisher
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Fisher is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <4>
• 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kenwood ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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