Austin County, Texas
Kenney is home to 6 official Texas Historical Commission markers — each one telling a piece of the city’s story. Browse the markers below, then find them on the map and discover more nearby with RoadHistorical.
(1799-1865) One of great pioneer Methodist ministers of Texas. Pennsylvania-born, he began preaching at age 19. In 1833 he came to Texas and soon settled in this county. Unkempt in appearance, Kenney redeemed his…
View on map ↗(Nov. 23, 1813-Feb. 5, 1888) A native of Circleville, Ohio, J. B. Pier came to Texas in 1835 with his wife, Lucy (Merry). The Piers settled in this area near the site of the early Texas town of Travis. Pier served as a…
View on map ↗IN 1890, PHILLIPSBURG RESIDENTS FORMED THE ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH. LATER THAT YEAR, HENRY STERN DEEDED EIGHT ACRES OF LAND FOR A CHURCH AND SCHOOL AND ONE ACRE FOR A CEMETERY. THE FIRST BURIAL IS THAT OF THE INFANT…
View on map ↗Travis-Pier Cemetery Established 1843 Historic Texas Cemetery – 2008
View on map ↗Johann Friedrich and Sophie Koyn Meinecke established this burial ground in 1858, when two of their sons drowned in the Brazos River. The Meineckes came to Kenney after emigrating from Bremen, Germany in 1847. Johann…
View on map ↗Founded by the Concord Christian church in 1870, Concord Cemetery (also known as the Concord Church Cemetery) sits on 3.4 acres of land in northern Austin County and is part of the Concord Christian Church. The earliest…
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