Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Kenwood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Kenwood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kenwood, please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Kenwood is historic, it would have been located within present day Lewis and Clark County.
To see how the shape of Montana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lewis and Clark County: Broadwater, Cascade, Flathead, Jefferson, Meagher, Powell & Teton.
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:
- Lewis and Clark County (The home county of Kenwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
- Fort Harrison
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Helena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
- Park City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Park City is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Birdseye
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- East Helena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Silver City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Rimini ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
- Frontier Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canyon Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cavetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cavetown is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Broadwater County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
- Winston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whites City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whites City is located in Broadwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites City
- Diamond City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Diamond City is located in Broadwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
- Montana City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clancy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alhambra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
- Jefferson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Comet ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Comet is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Comet has also been known as:
- High Ore
- Elkhorn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Basin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Boulder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bernice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bernice is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Powell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
- Blossburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blossburg is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
- Elliston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
- Avon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Emery ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
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.
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 Kenwood - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Montana State Veterans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Benton Ave. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Home of Peace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ft. William Henry Harrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis & Clark County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forestvale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Helena Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- St. Anns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Serbian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hardgrove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.
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.
- Helena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
- Iron
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Iron is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron
- Birdseye
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- East Helena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Montana City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clancy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rimini ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
- Alhambra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
- Blossburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blossburg is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
- Clasoil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clasoil is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clasoil
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corbin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Corbin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jefferson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Canyon Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gloster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gloster is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
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 124 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 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. 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 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:
- Websites specific to Montana
- Pages specific to Lewis and Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Broadwater County
- Jefferson County
- Powell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Montana
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 Kenwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kenwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |