1963 Map of Kenney

About this map

The boundary between Washington Co and Austin Co cuts diagonally across this landscape, centered on the settlement of Kenney. In the early 1960s, this area was defined by a network of rural schools and family cemeteries that speak to generations of local settlement. Along the railroad corridor, the map records the Kenney-New Wehdem Sch and a local Elem Sch, while churches like Concord Ch and Gilbert Chapel served the surrounding farmsteads. Several gravel and borrow pits are noted, suggesting the importance of local material extraction for road building and maintenance during this era.