Round Rock in Williamson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Site of Kenney's Fort
Photographed by Keith Peterson
1. Kenney's Fort Marker
½ Mile South to the
Site of
Kenney's Fort
First settlement in Williamson County · Erected as a home by Dr. Thomas Kenney and Joseph Barnhart in the spring of 1839. Served as a place of defense during Indian raids. Rendezvous of the Santa Fe Expedition, 1841. Here the archives of the Republic of Texas en route to Washington-on-the-Brazos were captured on December 31, 1842 and returned to Austin
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 9141.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1973.
Location. 30° 31.207′ N, 97° 38.63′ W. Marker is in Round Rock, Texas, in Williamson County. It is on East Palm Valley Boulevard (U.S. 79). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Round Rock TX 78664, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas and in the Austin Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Double File Trail (here, next to this marker); Palm Valley Lutheran Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Anti-Slaveholding Union Baptist Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Cabin from Gabriel Mills Area (approx. Ύ mile away); Trinity Lutheran College (approx. 1.6 miles away); Olson House (approx. 1.7 miles away); A. J. and Carolina Anderson House
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Chaplains (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . .
1. Kenney's Fort. Handbook of Texas Online website entry (Submitted on December 29, 2007, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas.)
2. New Historical marker for Kenney Fort Site Dedicated. City of Round Rock website entry (Submitted on May 29, 2016, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas.)
Photographed by Keith Peterson, October 6, 2013
2. Kenney's Fort Marker
View looking South of marker.
via City of Round Rock, unknown
3. Sketch of Kenney Fort (based on written accounts)
Photographed by Keith Peterson, October 6, 2013
4. Kenney's Fort Marker
View looking West-Southwest from marker.
Photographed by Keith Peterson, October 6, 2013
5. Kenney's Fort Marker
View looking East-Northeast from marker.
Photographed by Keith Peterson, October 6, 2013
6. Kenney's Fort Marker
View looking Southeast of marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 29, 2007, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,983 times since then and 93 times this year. Last updated on October 5, 2013, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. Photos: 1. submitted on December 29, 2007, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 2. submitted on October 5, 2013, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. 3. submitted on August 13, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 5, 2013, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
