Kenlis is a small Hamlet (place), farming community in Abernethy No. 186, Saskatchewan, Abernethy Rural Municipality No. 186, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is located 10 km south of the village of Abernethy, Saskatchewan, Abernethy close to the Qu'Appelle River, Qu'appelle Valley on Range Road, range road 112 about 15 km northeast of the town of Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Indian Head.

History

When the Canadian Pacific Railway constructed tracks through the village of Abernethy many residents and businesses from Kenis moved to be closer to the rail line. The Kenlis United Church and a Cairn Memorial to the school are still located on the former town site. Every summer the congregation from the United Church in Abernethy have a service in the old Kenlis Church. The Kenlis cemetery also still exists approximately two miles to the north with occasional burials still taking place.

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{{authority control Abernethy No. 186, Saskatchewan Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan Ghost towns in Saskatchewan Division No. 6, Saskatchewan

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