Welcome to Kenka Mills ...
Kenka Mills is located in Yates County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Kenka Mills: Kenka Mls. (or less commonly used: Kenka Mlls.)
Kenka Mills is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Kenka Mills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Kenka Mills: 315 & 680<3>
Websites for Kenka Mills ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.yatesny.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Kenka Mills, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Kenka Mills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kenka Mills.
- Geneva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Canandaigua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Dundee is located in Yates County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>
- Naples
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rushville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hammondsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ovid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Interlaken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Kenka Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kenka Mills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kenka Mills. 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 Kenka Mills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kenka Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Kenka Mills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kenka Mills ...
Looking for more information about Kenka Mills? 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 Kenka Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kenka Mills.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Yates, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kenka Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Kenka Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Kenka Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |