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 Kensington (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 Kensington. 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 hospitals 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.
Kensington is located in Nassau 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 Nassau County: Bronx, Queens & Suffolk.
Below are the counties that are near Kensington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kensington:
- Nassau County (The home county of Kensington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Great Neck Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Great Neck Gardens is located in Nassau County
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- Great Neck
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Russell Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Russell Gardens is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Thomaston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thomaston is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,602 people
- Great Neck Plaza
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Great Neck Plaza is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,006 people
- Manhasset
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kings Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Plandome Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Plandome Heights is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
- Plandome Manor
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Plandome Manor is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Lake Success
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Great Neck Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Great Neck Estates is located in Nassau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
- East Atlantic Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Atlantic Beach is located in Nassau County
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- Harbor Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County
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- Bronx County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Locust Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County
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- City Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- City Island is located in Bronx County
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- Throggs Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
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- Bronx
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
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- Eastchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County
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- Williams Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
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- Fordham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County
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- Concourse Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
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- Kings Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
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- Spuyten Duyvil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
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- Riverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Bushwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bushwick is located in Kings County
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- Greenpoint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenpoint is located in Kings County
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- Brownsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Kings County
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- Marcus Garvey Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weeksville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weeksville is located in Kings County
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- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Kings County
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- Brooklyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canarsie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canarsie is located in Kings County
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- Brooklyn Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County
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- Flatbush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flatbush is located in Kings County
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- Flatlands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flatlands is located in Kings County
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- New York
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New York is located in Kings County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
- Red Hook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hook is located in Kings County
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- New York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Inwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Inwood is located in New York County
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- Delano Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Delano Village is located in New York County
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- East Harlem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Harlem is located in New York County
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- Harlem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harlem is located in New York County
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- Washington Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County
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- Yorkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in New York County
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- Manhattan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Manhattan is located in New York County
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- Morningside Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County
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- Park West Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Park West Village is located in New York County
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- Seneca Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County
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- Kips Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kips Bay is located in New York County
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- Peter Cooper Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County
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- East Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Village is located in New York County
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- Queens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Little Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Douglaston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beechhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beechhurst is located in Queens County
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- Whitestone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Queens Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hollis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Queens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flushing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jamaica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Fort Wadsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County
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- New Brighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Brighton is located in Richmond County
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- Stapleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stapleton is located in Richmond County
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- Old Town Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town Station is located in Richmond County
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- Grant City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grant City is located in Richmond County
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- Port Richmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Port Richmond is located in Richmond County
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- Staten Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westerleigh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Westerleigh is located in Richmond County
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- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Richmond County
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- Graniteville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Graniteville is located in Richmond County
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- Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Richmond County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
- Heartland Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heartland Village is located in Richmond County
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- Oakwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Richmond County
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- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Palisades
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Piermont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sparkill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tappan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View-on-Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Orangeburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blauvelt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nyack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Nyack
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Nyack is located in Rockland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
- Central Nyack
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Central Nyack is located in Rockland County
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- Pearl River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Nyack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- West Nyack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Nyack is located in Rockland County
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- Suffolk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Cold Spring Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Hills is located in Suffolk County
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- Lloyd Harbor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
- East Farmingdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- East Farmingdale is located in Suffolk County
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- Huntington Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Huntington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Melville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Amityville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Amityville is located in Suffolk County
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- South Huntington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- South Huntington is located in Suffolk County
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- Halesite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amityville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Copiague
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- New Rochelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eastchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham Manor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Larchmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pelham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mamaroneck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Westchester County
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- Bronxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rye is located in Westchester County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,634 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
- Bryn Mawr Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bryn Mawr Park is located in Westchester County
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- Tuckahoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Belle Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Greenwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cos Cob
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Greenwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Old Greenwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shippan Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Stamford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Darien
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Darien is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,693 people
- Glenbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Riverbank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Stamford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- Noroton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Noroton is located in Fairfield County (CT)
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- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Fort Lee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Lee is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Linwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Englewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
- Teaneck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Teaneck is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- West Englewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Englewood
- Ridgefield Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgefield Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,837 people
- Hackensack
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Saint Josephs Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- West Norwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Borough of Wood-Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Borough of Wood-Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Estimated population in 2015: 8,249 people
- River Vale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Rochelle Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Garfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Bergen County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
- Essex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Belleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Newark
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
- Nutley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nutley is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Brookdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brookdale is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- East Orange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
- Elm Park Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Elm Park Village is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Montclair Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Montclair Heights is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Montclair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Upper Montclair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Upper Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Cedar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Irvington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Irvington is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Orange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
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- Hudson County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Guttenberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Guttenberg is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
- North Bergen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Union City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Weehawken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- West New York
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
- Hoboken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
- Jersey City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
- Secaucus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Secaucus is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
- Bergen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Communipaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Communipaw is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Bayonne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harrison is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
- Kearny
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kearny is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
- Monmouth County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Navesink Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Navesink Beach is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- Waterwitch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waterwitch is located in Monmouth County (NJ)
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- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Passaic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
- Delawanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Delawanna is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Athenia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Athenia is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athenia
- Clifton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
- Paterson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- Little Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- The Village at Little Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Borough of Woodland Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
- Singac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Singac is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Preakness
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Preakness is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Wayne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wayne is located in Passaic County (NJ)
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- Union County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Elizabeth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
- Elmora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Elmora is located in Union County (NJ)
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- Hillside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hillside is located in Union County (NJ)
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- Linden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linden is located in Union County (NJ)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
- Tremley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tremley is located in Union County (NJ)
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- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Union County (NJ)
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For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kensington, see our County-by-County Page for Kensington.
Cemeteries Near Kensington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kensington.
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 Kensington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kensington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- All Saints Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zion Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nassau Knolls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Searington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monfort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flushing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roslyn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. St. Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pauper Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (458 more) ...
- Potters Field
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Kensington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kensington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kensington, with the one closest to Kensington listed first.
- Great Neck
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Douglaston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Neck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitestone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flushing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Queens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- College Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jamaica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Morris Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Park is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Park
- New Rochelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pelham Manor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kensington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kensington.
Newspapers Published in Kensington ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kensington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kensington, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kensington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kensington:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Nassau County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bronx County
- Kings County
- New York County
- Queens County
- Richmond County
- Rockland County
- Suffolk County
- Westchester County
- Fairfield County
- Bergen County
- Essex County
- Hudson County
- Monmouth County
- Passaic County
- Union 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 Kensington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kensington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |