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.
A Methodist church was erected in 1886. In 1884 Leakey became the county seat of Edwards County. The previous county seat was Bullhead, which later became Vance and is now in western Real County. Leakey remained county seat until 1891, when the government was moved to Rocksprings. When Real County was organized in 1913, Leakey was elected the county seat, although the town was not incorporated until June 11, 1951.