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History · Kenefick

Kenefick’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Kenefick is a town in Liberty County, Texas, United States. The population was 615 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 563 to 615 (+9%). Half of its homes were built before 1995.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Kenefick yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Kenefick, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Kenefick is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Kenefick has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is State Highway 3 Bridge at the Trinity River in Liberty, 3.4 miles away.

Kenefick and the nearest listed places

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State Highway 3 Bridge at the Trinity RiverThomas Jefferson Chambers HouseLiberty County CourthouseCleveland-Partlow HouseAda Belle Oil WellChambersea

Closest to Kenefick

State Highway 3 Bridge at the Trinity RiverLiberty · Structure3.4miThomas Jefferson Chambers HouseLiberty · Building3.7miLiberty County CourthouseLiberty · Modern Movement4miCleveland-Partlow HouseLiberty · Building4.3miAda Belle Oil WellHull · Building17.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. State Highway 3 Bridge at the Trinity River’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Kenefick?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Kenefick’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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