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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Kenwells. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Kenwells to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kenwells, 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 Kenwells (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 Kenwells. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Kenwells is historic, it would have been located within present day Hamilton County.

To see how the shape of New York's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hamilton County: Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Herkimer, Saint Lawrence, Saratoga & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Kenwells. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kenwells:

  • Hamilton County     (The home county of Kenwells)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwells, with the one closest to Kenwells listed first.
    • Inlet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Raquette Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Speculator
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speculator have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speculator
      • Speculator is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speculator <2>
    • Sabael
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Morehouseville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
      • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
    • Indian Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilmantown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmantown
      • Gilmantown is located in Hamilton County
    • Blackbridge ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbridge
      • Blackbridge is located in Hamilton County
    • Wells
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Arietta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County
  • Herkimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwells, with the one closest to Kenwells listed first.
    • Thendara
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thendara
      • Thendara is located in Herkimer County
    • Beaver River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver River
      • Beaver River is located in Herkimer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver River <2>
    • Gray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Herkimer County
  • Lewis County
    • Number Four
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Number Four have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Four
      • Number Four is located in Lewis County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kenwells, see our County-by-County Page for Kenwells.

Newspapers Published in Kenwells ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kenwells.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kenwells, 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 Kenwells.

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 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 Kenwells:

Cemeteries Near Kenwells ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kenwells.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kenwells covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kenwells, with the one closest to Kenwells listed first.

  • Fish Mtn. Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fish Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fish Mtn. Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Spruce Hill Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spruce Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spruce Hill Cemetery
  • South Side Lake Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Side Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Side Lake Cemetery
  • Cedar River Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Lake Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodgate Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodgate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodgate Cemetery
  • Wheelertown Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheelertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheelertown Cemetery
  • McIntosh Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
  • Ohio Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ohio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ohio Cemetery
  • Brondstatter Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brondstatter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brondstatter Cemetery

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 Kenwells in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kenwells.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Kenwells, with the one closest to Kenwells listed first.

  • Raquette Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Piseco
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piseco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piseco
    • Piseco is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piseco <2>
  • Rudeston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudeston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudeston
    • Rudeston is located in Hamilton County
  • Old Forge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
    • Old Forge is located in Herkimer County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <2>
  • Blue Mountain Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain Lake
    • Blue Mountain Lake is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mountain Lake <2>
  • Morehouseville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouseville
    • Morehouseville is located in Hamilton County
  • Minnehaha
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnehaha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
    • Minnehaha is located in Herkimer County
  • Indian Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Long Lake is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Lake <2>
  • Wells
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffin
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Griffin is located in Hamilton County
  • Oregon
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
    • Oregon is located in Warren County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Ohio
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
      • Ohio is located in Herkimer County
    • Northwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
      • Northwood is located in Herkimer County
    • Arietta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arietta
      • Arietta is located in Hamilton County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kenwells. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kenwells.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 Kenwells, 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 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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kenwells) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kenwells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6551, Longitude: -74.6591       In this case, the coordinates for Kenwells have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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