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KENEDY COUNTY,
TEXAS
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 |
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
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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 |
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