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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 Kenwood (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 Kenwood. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Kenwood is located in Dallas County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dallas County: Collin, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall & Tarrant.

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

  • Dallas County     (The home county of Kenwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Cockrell Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jimtown Junction is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Junction
      • Jimtown Junction has also been known as:
      • Jim Town Junction
    • Oak Cliff
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
    • Jim Town ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jim Town is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
      • Jim Town has also been known as:
      • Jimtown
    • Duncanville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Eagle Ford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
    • Grand Prairie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Sargent
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Sargent is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Dallas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dallas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <1>
    • Shamrock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Cedar Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Carrollton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hebron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Plano
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Plano is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <1>
    • Sachse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Murphy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Parker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Frisco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Allen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Allen is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
    • Saint Paul
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Southlake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Flower Mound
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Westlake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Colony
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Trophy Club
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Double Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marshall Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
    • Roanoke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bartonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Copper Canyon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Oak Leaf
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Red Oak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Britton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Midlothian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pecan Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Sterrett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
    • Mansfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sardis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Ike
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Ike is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
    • Waxahachie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Venus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Lillian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvarado
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Briaroaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Burleson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Crowley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Cross Timber
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Egan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Forney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Crandall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Heath
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Heath is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <1>
    • Talty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Talty is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
  • Rockwall County
    • Rockwall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenwood, with the one closest to Kenwood listed first.
    • Arlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Euless
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnsons Station
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
    • University Park Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Dalworthington Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Pantego
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
    • Bedford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Colleyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hurst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Hurst is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurst <1>
    • Kennedale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Richland Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Kenwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kenwood.

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 Kenwood - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Fivemile Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cockrell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bowles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fugitt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Trees Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurel Land Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Land Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Land Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
    • The Laurel Land Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • New Oak Cliff Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4768 <2>
  • Southland Cemetery (Old)
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Little Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rhodes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (198 more) ...

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

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

  • Oak Cliff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
  • Duncanville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
  • Grand Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Dallas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dallas is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <1>
  • Cedar Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • DeSoto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sowers ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sowers is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
  • Lancaster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ovilla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hutchins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Estelle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Arlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Red Oak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Kenwood ...

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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kenwood.

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

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 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 Kenwood:

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 Kenwood, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kenwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.