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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Kennons. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Kennons to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kennons, 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 Kennons (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 Kennons. 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 hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Kennons is historic, it would have been located within present day Brunswick County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brunswick County: Warren (NC), Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg & Nottoway.
Below are the counties that are near Kennons. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kennons:
- Brunswick County (The home county of Kennons)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennons, with the one closest to Kennons listed first.
- Gasburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ankum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Gholsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Powellton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Ezell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Ante
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Lawrenceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Netta ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Brodnax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Totaro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Dolphin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennons, with the one closest to Kennons listed first.
- McKenney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennons, with the one closest to Kennons listed first.
- Emporia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennons, with the one closest to Kennons listed first.
- Skippers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Radium
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Claresville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Jarratt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennons, with the one closest to Kennons listed first.
- Lochleven
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Dundas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Bagleys Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennons, with the one closest to Kennons listed first.
- Hagood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Marengo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- La Crosse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bracey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Opie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Union Level
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Dunns Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Ogburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Cusco Willa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Wightman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennons, with the one closest to Kennons listed first.
- Adams Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Little Texas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Koskoo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Koskoo is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
- Spotsylvania County
- Brokenburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennons, with the one closest to Kennons listed first.
- Grizzard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Mason
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Henry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Franklin County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennons, with the one closest to Kennons listed first.
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Alert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alert is located in Franklin County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alert
- Halifax County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennons, with the one closest to Kennons listed first.
- Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- South Rosemary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Rosemary is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
- Roanoke Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Airlie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Airlie is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Weldon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Weldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Brinkleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Heathsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Heathsville is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Hollister
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Allen Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Halifax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nash County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennons, with the one closest to Kennons listed first.
- Aventon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aventon is located in Nash County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Hickory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Taylor Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
- Northampton County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennons, with the one closest to Kennons listed first.
- Henrico
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <2>
- Pleasant Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Garysburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seaboard
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Margarettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Vance County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennons, with the one closest to Kennons listed first.
- Drewry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Middleburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Warren County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kennons, with the one closest to Kennons listed first.
- Church Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Vaughan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Wise
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Arcola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Norlina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Afton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Afton is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
- Manson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kennons, see our County-by-County Page for Kennons.
Cemeteries Near Kennons ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kennons.
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 Kennons - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kennons covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kennons, with the one closest to Kennons listed first.
- Old Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Braswell Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sculthorp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- John Jackson Wesson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sign Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Archer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Kennons in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kennons.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kennons, with the one closest to Kennons listed first.
- Valentines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valentines is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentines
- Gasburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elams
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elams is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elams
- Gholsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Barley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barley is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barley
- Ebony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Powellton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- White Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Ezell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Littleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ante
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Diamond Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond Grove is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Church Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Vaughan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brink
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brink is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kennons. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kennons.
Newspapers Published in Kennons ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kennons.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kennons, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kennons.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Kennons:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Brunswick County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dinwiddie County
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Lunenburg County
- Mecklenburg County
- Southampton County
- Spotsylvania County
- Sussex County
- Franklin County
- Halifax County
- Nash County
- Northampton County
- Vance County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 Kennons, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kennons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |