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In 1895, James Oliver Thomas laid out a town, and in January 1896 the town of Katy was named through Thomas's post office application. The name "Katy" was derived from the MKT Railroad Company, which was commonly referred to as "the K-T" (also its stock exchange symbol).
The name Katy came later and historians believe the city was named after the M-K-T railroad, which was better known as “The Katy.” Another legend says Katy was named after the saloon keeper’s wife of the same name, who was always there to greet weary travelers with a stiff drink.
Earliest settlement of the community known as Cane Island, for Cane Island Creek that runs through it, was in 1872. The town site of Katy was laid out and platted by J.O. Thomas, L.C. Luckel and R.M. Cash in 1895, supposedly name for the M-K-T Railroad that runs through it.
Katy began as a wide-open prairie known as “Cane Island,†named after a branch of the Buffalo Bayou that ran through the area filled with tall cane. (Interestingly, cane is not native to the area. It may have been planted there by Karankawa Indians or Spanish explorers.)
Q&A. [deleted] •. You might or might not know this, but the town originated as a stop on the Kansas - Texas railroad. Hence the name Katy (Ka+T). Reply reply. somekindofdruiddude. •. Close. It was actually the Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR, which was too long, so it was abbreviated to the "MKT".
As you embark on this tour of the history of Katy, Texas, prepare to delve deep into the legacy that has shaped this bustling hub. 1. The Humble Beginnings: Katy’s Earliest Inhabitants. Long before the European settlers marked their footprint, Native American tribes roamed the vast prairies of Katy.
May 24, 2019 · Here's a brief timeline of the city's early history, according to the City of Katy. The Beginning Longhorn cattle, deer, wolves, buffalo, wild ducks and geese were among the animals that could be found in the prairie, which was the hunting ground of the Karankawa Indian tribes.
