Karnes County is located east of Atascosa County and well south of San Antonio. The county seat is Karnes City, about twenty-five miles south of Floresville. Highway 181 bisects Karnes County: both town and county are named after Henry Karnes, who was one of General Sam Houston’s most trusted officers, serving with Erastus “Deaf” Smith as a spy and scout during the Texas Revolution.
One of America's most magnificent showcase properties, the Southwind Ranch (formerly Veladi Ranch) is located between Kenedy and Karnes City. A 34-room, 4-story Antebellum-style mansion, completed in 1994 on 240 acres.
Karnes County Property for Sale
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Fabulous Antebellum Style Mansion On 238 Acres. Fishing...
- Price:
- $7,900,000
- City:
- Karnes City
- Beds:
- 11
- Baths:
- 14
- Type:
- Farm Ranch
- MLS® #:
- 828232
- Provider:
- Hoffman International Prop
Fabulous Antebellum Style Mansion On 238 Acres. Fishing Lake Plus A Guest House And Bunk House. Financial...
Property Has Tremendous Road Frontage And Exposure...
- Price:
- $2,112,660
- City:
- Karnes City
- Type:
- Commercial
- MLS® #:
- 851619
- Provider:
- Texas Land 4 You
Property Has Tremendous Road Frontage And Exposure Located At The Corner Of Us Hwy 181 And State Hwy...
This Is A Very Large Home Overlooking A Pretty Rolling...
- Price:
- $594,000
- City:
- Karnes City
- Beds:
- 4
- Baths:
- 4
- Type:
- Farm Ranch
- MLS® #:
- 901236
- Provider:
- Ihrig Real Estate
This Is A Very Large Home Overlooking A Pretty Rolling Countryside. The House Is Very Large And Open....
This Is A Very Large Building That Is Currently Used...
- Price:
- $440,000
- City:
- Karnes City
- Type:
- Commercial
- MLS® #:
- 901229
- Provider:
- Ihrig Real Estate
This Is A Very Large Building That Is Currently Used As A Manufacturing Facility. The Main Building...
Huge Potential For A Company Headquarters, Storage...
- Price:
- $379,000
- City:
- Kenedy
- Baths:
- 0
- Type:
- Farm Ranch
- MLS® #:
- 917633
- Provider:
- Phyllis Browning Company
Huge Potential For A Company Headquarters, Storage Yard Or Personal Investment! Property Consists Of...
60 Acre Country Retreat In Karnes County! 2 Bedroom...
- Price:
- $299,000
- City:
- Karnes
- Type:
- Land
- MLS® #:
- 914287
- Provider:
- Keller Williams Heritage
60 Acre Country Retreat In Karnes County! 2 Bedroom Cabin With Covered Porch For Entertaining Is Nestled...
The Eagle Ford Shale is one of the most actively drilled targets for oil and gas in the United States. This shale is the source for oil and gas zones inside Karnes County and other South Texas counties.
Later, Henry Karnes served as a Texas Ranger – but he is not buried anywhere near the place named after him. The countryside is gentle and rolling – primarily agricultural: towns are small and scattered, connected mostly by two-lane country roads, and watered by small creeks. Many towns were founded as part of the post-Civil War cattle boom – some like Kenedy and Helena had violent and brawling reputations, back in their early days.
The San Antonio and Aransas Pass railway line, which came through in the mid-1880s raised up some towns – like Falls City, and served a death-knell to others. Small discoveries of oil deposits early in the 20th century helped larger communities like Falls City. Uranium was mined for approximately thirty years at Tordilla Hill, before mining and milling operations were shut down through concerns about contamination of water and soil.
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A segment of the Texas Independence Trail runs through Karnes County; from Falls City, through the historic Polish enclave of Panna Maria (and it’s sister settlement of Cestohowa), the ghost town of Helena – which houses the Karnes County Museum complex, and Runge, before linking up to Goliad and Victoria.
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