Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Kensington in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kensington. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Bank Lick
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Richwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Richwood is located in Boone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <3>
- Walton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Walton is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <3>
- Nicholson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Nicholson is located in Kenton County
- Beaverlick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlick
- Beaverlick is located in Boone County
- Atwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Kenton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <3>
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>
- Bracht
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Verona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Verona is located in Boone County
- Piner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piner
- Piner is located in Kenton County
- Staffordsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staffordsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordsburg
- Staffordsburg is located in Kenton County
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <3>
- Erlanger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
- Erlanger is located in Kenton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <3>
- Big Bone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Crittenden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden
- Crittenden is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,925 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crittenden <3>
- Fiskburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskburg
- Fiskburg is located in Kenton County
- Kenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Kenton is located in Kenton County
- Visalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visalia
- Visalia is located in Kenton County
- Ryland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryland
- Ryland is located in Kenton County
- Maurice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Ryle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Flingsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flingsville
- Flingsville is located in Grant County
- Morning View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning View
- Morning View is located in Kenton County
- Limaburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaburg
- Limaburg is located in Boone County
- Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Boone County: www.boonecountyky.org/
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |