Kendleton, TX

Kendleton is a city in western Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, located southwest of Sugar Land. The 2020 census counted 343 residents. Kendleton was established by emancipated slaves after the Civil War. What is now Kendleton was a part of William E. Fort Bend County owns and operates the Bates M. Allen Park, located just outside the city limits of Kendleton. Students are zoned to Beasley Elementary School in Beasley, and the following in Rosenberg: Navarro Middle School, George Junior High School, and B. Kendleton makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap.

The useful thing to know about Kendleton is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. In the 1860s Kendall divided his property into various small farms and sold the plots to African Americans who were former slaves. Its western boundary is the San Bernard River, the Fort Bend/ Wharton County line. U.S. Route 59, a four-lane divided highway, runs through the city, closely bypassing the original town center which is now served by Texas State Highway Loop 541.