Welcome to Kenwood ...

Kenwood is located in Madison County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Kenwood, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kenwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Kenwood is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kenwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Kenwood: (315)

Communities Also Named Kenwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Kenwood: This one is located in Madison County and the other is located in Albany County.

Beyond New York, there are 38 communities that are also named Kenwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, New Jersey, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (3), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (4) and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kenwood.

Communities near Kenwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kenwood.

• Utica
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <4>
• Rome
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Rome is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <4>
• Oneida
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Oneida is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneida <4>
• Chittenango
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenango have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittenango
  • Chittenango is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chittenango <4>
• Canastota
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canastota
  • Canastota is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canastota <4>
• Manlius
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manlius have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manlius
  • Manlius is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manlius <4>
• Hamilton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Fayetteville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <4>
• Whitesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
  • Whitesboro is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesboro <4>
• New York Mills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Mills
  • New York Mills is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New York Mills <4>

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 Kenwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kenwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kenwood. 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 Kenwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kenwood. See our Newspapers Page for Kenwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kenwood ...

Looking for more information about Kenwood? 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 Kenwood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Kenwood.

Adding Kenwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kenwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kenwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Kenwood post office opened in 1889.

We also found Kenwood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kenwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Kenwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madison County: www.madisoncounty.org/

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