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 Kenwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kenwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
- Bethlehem Center
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Center is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Center
- Glenmont
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Normansville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Normansville is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normansville
- Albany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wemple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wemple is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wemple
- Couse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Couse is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couse
- Delmar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Defreestville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Defreestville is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defreestville
- West Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Albany is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albany
- Slingerlands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beckers Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beckers Corners is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckers Corners
- Cedar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Loudonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Feura Bush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Selkirk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Schodack Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Schodack Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schodack Center
- Luther
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Luther is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Best
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Best is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Best
- Newtonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Scotland is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland
- South Bethlehem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Bethlehem is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Shakers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shakers is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakers
- South Schodack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Schodack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sliters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sliters is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sliters
- West Sand Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Karner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Karner is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karner
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
- Watervliet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watervliet is located in Albany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
- Former names for Watervliet:
- Gibbonsville
- Port Schuyler
- West Troy
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <2>
- Guilderland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Voorheesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Kenwood, 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. |