Kenwells

Ghost town · Hamilton County, New York

Canada Lake quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1900, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kenwells is a ghost town in Hamilton County, New York. It is the only former community in Hamilton County recorded on the federal names register, out of 43 across New York.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kenwells as a historical populated place on the Mount Tom topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 43.6551° N, 74.6591° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangle	Mount Tom
Elevation	2,057 ft
Nearest living town	Eagle Bay, NY
Distance to it	11.1 miles
GNIS feature ID	972684
Coordinates	43.65507, -74.65905

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What's there now

Kenwells is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eagle Bay, NY (population 97), about 11.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,057 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Salisbury Center Bridge
covered bridge · Herkimer County · 36.2 mi
Tahawus
ghost town · Essex County · 40.8 mi
Copeland Bridge
covered bridge · Saratoga County · 41.1 mi
Jayville
ghost town · St. Lawrence County · 43.5 mi

Sources and licences

USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.