Our Genealogy Helper
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 Kenilworth (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 Kenilworth. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Kenilworth is located in Erie County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Erie County: Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Niagara & Wyoming.
Below are the counties that are near Kenilworth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kenilworth:
- Erie County (The home county of Kenilworth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenilworth, with the one closest to Kenilworth listed first.
- Kenmore
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Amherst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tonawanda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Getzville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cheektowaga
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sloan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sloan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Ferry Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ferry Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Grandyle Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grandyle Village is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandyle Village
- Bowmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Depew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chautauqua County
- Irving
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Genesee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenilworth, with the one closest to Kenilworth listed first.
- Amherst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Amherst is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Corfu
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Indian Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Falls is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
- Basom
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sawens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sawens is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawens
- Alabama
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alabama is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama
- Griswold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Griswold is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- North Pembroke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Pembroke is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pembroke
- Wheatville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wheatville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatville
- Alexander
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bushville is located in Genesee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Oakfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Niagara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenilworth, with the one closest to Kenilworth listed first.
- Park Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Park Village is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- North Tonawanda
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
- Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Martinsville is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Wurlitzer Park Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hoffman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hoffman is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Saint Johnsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Johnsburg is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johnsburg
- Bergholtz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bergholtz is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergholtz
- Pendleton Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pendleton Center is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton Center
- Black Creek Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek Village is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Village
- Colonial Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Niagara Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pletchers Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pletchers Corners is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pletchers Corners
- Orleans County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenilworth, with the one closest to Kenilworth listed first.
- Lakewood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Village is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Jeddo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo is located in Orleans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Medina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyoming County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kenilworth, with the one closest to Kenilworth listed first.
- Folsomdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Folsomdale is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsomdale
- Harris Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Corners is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Corners
- Java Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Attica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Varysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonburg is located in Wyoming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kenilworth, see our County-by-County Page for Kenilworth.
Cemeteries Near Kenilworth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kenilworth.
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 Kenilworth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kenilworth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kenilworth, with the one closest to Kenilworth listed first.
- St. John's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cheektowaga.
- The St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66205 <2>
- Elmlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Concordia Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Buffalo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64260 <2>
- Holy Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- United German & French RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United German & French RC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the United German & French RC Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Cheektowaga.
- The United German & French RC Cemetery has also been known as:
- United Catholic Cemetery
- United German & French Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966051 <2>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ridge Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Cheektowaga.
- The Ridge Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridgelawn Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65791 <2>
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tonawanda.
- The Salem Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Salem's Gemeinde Kirchhof
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300968 <2>
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.<3>
While we didn't find Kenilworth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kenilworth.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kenilworth, with the one closest to Kenilworth listed first.
- Eggertsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kenmore
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Snyder
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Snyder is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Williamsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tonawanda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Tonawanda
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sloan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sloan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Cheektowaga
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forks is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks
- Getzville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Martinsville is located in Niagara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winchester is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Bowmansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kenilworth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kenilworth.
Newspapers Published in Kenilworth ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kenilworth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kenilworth, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kenilworth.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Kenilworth:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chautauqua County
- Genesee County
- Niagara County
- Orleans County
- Wyoming County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Kenilworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kenilworth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |