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Kenny
Kenny is located in California
Kenny
Kenny
Location in California
Kenny is located in the United States
Kenny
Kenny
Location in the United States
Country United States
State California
County Mendocino County
Elevation
1,601 ft (488 m)

Kenny is a special place in Mendocino County, California. It's known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a small settlement that doesn't have its own local government. Kenny is located near the start of Usal Creek. It sits high up, about 1,601 feet (488 meters) above sea level.

A Look at Kenny's Past

Kenny was once a more active place. It even had its own post office! The post office was open for two periods. First, it operated from 1888 to 1903. Then, it reopened and served the community from 1907 to 1924.

Kenny Today: A Ghost Town

Today, Kenny is considered a ghost town. This means it's a place where people used to live, but now it's completely empty. No one lives there anymore. It's also very hard to get to Kenny. You can only reach it by traveling on a remote, unpaved road through the mountains.

What Remains in Kenny?

Sadly, if you visited Kenny today, you wouldn't find much left. By the 1980s, all the buildings were gone. There are no recognizable landmarks remaining. It's just an empty spot where a community once stood.

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