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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Kenney (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Kenney. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Kenney is located in Austin County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Austin County: Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, Waller, Washington & Wharton.

Below are the counties that are near Kenney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kenney:

  • Austin County     (The home county of Kenney)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenney, with the one closest to Kenney listed first.
    • New Wehdem
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • New Wehdem is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wehdem
    • Sempronius ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sempronius is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Buckhorn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Bellville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bleiblerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Industry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cat Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Millheim
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • New Ulm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Shelby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Shelby is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Sealy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • San Felipe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenney, with the one closest to Kenney listed first.
    • Allen Farm
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
    • Navasota
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Millican
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Burleson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenney, with the one closest to Kenney listed first.
    • Scofield ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Scofield is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Clay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Somerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Merle ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Merle is located in Burleson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
  • Colorado County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenney, with the one closest to Kenney listed first.
    • Frelsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
    • Pisek ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pisek is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisek
    • Alleyton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Columbus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillcrest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Ramsey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Glidden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenney, with the one closest to Kenney listed first.
    • Haw Creek ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
    • Fayetteville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Carmine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Round Top
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Roznov
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Roznov is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roznov
    • Warrenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Walhalla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
    • Ellinger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Halsted
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Halsted is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
    • Ledbetter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Joiner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Joiner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • Nechanitz
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
  • Harris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenney, with the one closest to Kenney listed first.
    • Waller
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Hockley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Waller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenney, with the one closest to Kenney listed first.
    • Saint Paul
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Saint Paul is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Hempstead
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pine Island
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Pine Island is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
    • Prairie View
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Clemons
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Clemons is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
    • Fields Store
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Fields Store is located in Waller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
    • Pattison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Brookshire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kenney, with the one closest to Kenney listed first.
    • Chappell Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brenham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Brenham is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <1>
    • Wesley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Wesley is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Whitman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Greenvine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Greenvine is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
    • Independence
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Graball ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Graball is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
    • Burton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Gay Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
    • La Bahia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • La Bahia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bahia
    • Rehburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rehburg is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
    • Quarry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Quarry is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kenney, see our County-by-County Page for Kenney.

Cemeteries Near Kenney ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kenney.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Kenney - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kenney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kenney, with the one closest to Kenney listed first.

  • Concord Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pfeffer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Streb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Gilbert Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Phillipsburg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Travis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Meinecke Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Germania Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kachele Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Machemehl Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Meyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (250 more) ...
    • Ueckert Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Scranton Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Muery Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kenney had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Kenney, with the one closest to Kenney listed first.

  • Sempronius ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sempronius is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
  • Phillipsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Phillipsburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Nelsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nelsonville is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
  • Bellville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckhorn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
  • Brenham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Brenham is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <1>
  • Welcome
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Welcome is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
  • Wesley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Wesley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
  • Industry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cochran
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cochran is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
  • Mill Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mill Creek is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Cat Spring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Millheim
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Millheim is located in Austin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • New Ulm
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Whitman is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kenney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kenney.

Newspapers Published in Kenney ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kenney.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kenney, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kenney.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Kenney:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kenney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Kenney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.