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Welcome to Kenwood ...

Kenwood is located in Harrison County<1>.


The location of Kenwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Kenwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Kenwood is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Kenwood: (740)

Communities Also Named Kenwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Kenwood: This one is located in Harrison County and the other is located in Hamilton County.

Beyond Ohio, 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, New York (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.

  • Wheeling
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Steubenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Martins Ferry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Clairsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bellaire
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Wintersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <4>
  • Mingo Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Cadiz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
    • Cadiz is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadiz <4>
  • Follansbee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Wellsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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.<5>

From that list, the Kenwood post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kenwood.

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 State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kenwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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