Kenney, Texas

Kenney, Texas

Kenney (also Kinney) is an unincorporated community in northern Austin County, Texas, United States. It lies along State Highway 36 north of the city of Bellville, the county seat of Austin County. [Rand McNally. "The Road Atlas '08." Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, pp. 100-101.] Its elevation is 390 feet (119 m), and it is located at coor dms|30|2|52|N|96|19|37|W|city (30.0477210, -96.3269097). [gnis|1339040] Although Kenney is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 77452. [ [http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=77452 Zip Code Lookup] ]

The area around Kenney was first settled in the 1820s, but the community itself was not started until 1880, when a station on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway and a post office were established. The community was originally named Thompson for its first postmaster. After four years under that name, the community was renamed Kenneyville in 1884 in honor of evangelist John Wesley Kenney; the name was shortened to Kenney in 1892. [ [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/KK/hlk7.html Kenney, Texas] , Handbook of Texas Online, 2008-01-17. Accessed 2008-08-11.]

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External links

* [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/KK/hlk7.html Profile of Kenney] from the Handbook of Texas Online


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