In the early years, all of a townâs water might come from the irrigation ditch. In St. George, the city had a rule that first thing in the morning, families could fill their barrels with ditch water for the day. (In the summer, they had to wrap the barrels with wet blankets to keep the water cool.)
Kents Store (GNIS FID: 1502798) is a populated place located in Fluvanna County at latitude 37.879 and longitude -78.129. The elevation is 397 feet. Kents Store appears on the Zion Crossroads U.S. Geological Survey Map.
Kent City is located in Tyrone Township in northwestern Kent County. Originally referred to as Ball Creek in 1873, (after the stream running through town), it was renamed Kent City in 1876 after the famous New York Jurist, James Kent, (1763-1847).