Jefferson County’s oldest community: Waukeenah

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Monticello may be Jefferson County's seat and only incorporated city, but it is by no means the oldest. Did you know that the county's oldest community is actually Waukeenah? Located at the intersection of CR 259 and Highway 27, the census-designated place is somewhere you can pass by in the blink of an eye. It was, however, one of the most important places in Jefferson County's early development. The area first saw European settlement in the form of Span