Kenedy County Texas. (original) (raw)

Texas | Counties 26� 55' 48" N, 97� 37' 12" W (26.93, -97.62)
Population: 404 est. (2016) 416 (2010)
Total area: 1,946 square miles (5,040 km2)
1,458 square miles (3,780 km2) land
487 square miles (1,260 km2) water

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Kenedy County History

1936 Texas Centennial Marker (US 77 about 3 miles N of Sarita):

KENEDY COUNTY
Created April 2, 1921 out of Cameron, Willacy and Hidalgo counties.
Named for Mifflin Kenedy 1818-1895, sent to Texas in 1846 on United States Army supply boats, commercial navigator of the Rio Grande 1848-1860.
Sarita is the county seat.

Kenedy County Town List

Cities, Towns & Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments, museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images, area destinations, hotels, and forum.

County Seat - Sarita
Book Hotel Here - Raymondville Hotels

Kenedy County Vintage Maps

Cameron County 1907 postal map showing the area that later became Kenedy & Willacy County
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Kenedy County 1920s map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

Kenedy County 1940s map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy Texas General Land Office