Kenansville, Florida

Kenansville, Florida, United States, is an unincorporated community in Osceola County.

Kenansville was founded in the late 1800s when the Okeechobee spur of the Florida East Coast Railroad came to the area, bypassing nearby Whittier.

The poorly drained, sandy Myakka, Smyrna and Immokalee soil series around town continue to be used as rangeland.

[2] The town's received a name in 1914 and Kenansville comes from Henry Flagler's third wife Mary Lily Kenan.

A series of acrylic paintings adorn the bank walls and highlight key moments in Kenansville History.