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.
- Parkville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Parkville is also located in Kings County
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- Flatbush
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flatbush is also located in Kings County
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- Bensonhurst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bensonhurst is also located in Kings County
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- New Utrecht
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Utrecht is also located in Kings County
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- Flatlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flatlands is also located in Kings County
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- Brooklyn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Ridge is also located in Kings County
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- Bath Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bath Beach is also located in Kings County
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- Gravesend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gravesend is also located in Kings County
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- Sheepshead Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sheepshead Bay is also located in Kings County
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- Canarsie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Canarsie is also located in Kings County
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- Fort Hamilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Hamilton is also located in Kings County
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- New York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New York is also located in Kings County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- Coney Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coney Island is also located in Kings County
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- Brighton Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brighton Beach is also located in Kings County
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- Manhattan Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Manhattan Beach is also located in Kings County
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- East New York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East New York is also located in Kings County
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- City Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- City Line is also located in Kings County
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- Bushwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bushwick is also located in Kings County
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- Williamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is also located in Kings County
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- Stapleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County
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- Clifton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Richmond County
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- Rosebank
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebank is located in Richmond County
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- Fort Wadsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County
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- Ridgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fresh Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fresh Pond is located in Queens County
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- Greenpoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenpoint is also located in Kings County
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- Saint George
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint George is located in Richmond County
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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. |
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