Kenlis is a small farming community in Abernethy Rural Municipality No. 186,

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, Canada. The community is located 10 km south of the village of Abernethy close to the

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on range road 112 about 15 km northeast of the town of Indian Head.

History

When the

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constructed tracks through the village of Abernethy many residents and businesses from Kenis moved to be closer to the rail line. The Kenlis

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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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