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JACK
COUNTY, TEXAS
33° 14' 24"
N, 98° 10' 48" W (33.24, -98.18)
Population: 8,744 est. (2016) 9,044 (2010)
Total area: 920 square miles (2,400 km2)
911 square miles (2,360 km2) land
9.5 square miles (25 km2) water |
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Jack County
History
(Historical Marker
- at Courthouse west entrance, Jacksboro
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JACK COUNTY
Created 1856. Organized 1857. Named for W. H. and P. C. Jack, brothers
and patriots in the Texas Revolution. Butterfield Overland Mail, 1858-1861,
had 3 stage stops in county. In 1861, Jack County voted against secession,
76-14. Most men fought in frontier units. Some were Confederates;
others joined Federal army. Fort
Richardson was established in 1867. In 1871 near Jacksboro,
Kiowas
massacred Warren Wagon Train teamsters. General of the Army W.
T. Sherman, then at the fort, sent General Ranald S. MacKenzie, commander,
to arrest the Indians. Chiefs Satanta and Big Tree were convicted
in first non-tribal trials of Plains Indians in North Texas.
By 1875 MacKenzie's raiders had opened West Texas for settlement.
A Corn Club founded in Jacksboro
by County Agent Tom Marks on September 8, 1907, was the forerunner
of the International 4-H Clubs. Fort
Richardson, with 7 original buildings standing, is now a Recorded
Texas Historic Landmark. Museum is open the year round.
Other attractions include circular high school building and old limestones
on square, Jacksboro.
Recreation centers about lakes, parks, campgrounds. Economy is based
on agriculture, oil, cattle, sheep, and goats.
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Jack County
Town List
Cities, Towns &
Ghost Towns: History, attractions, landmarks, architecture, monuments,
museums, cemeteries, bridges, parks, vintage & contemporary images,
area destinations, hotels,
and forum.
County Seat - Jacksboro
Book Hotel Here - Bowie
Hotels | Graham
Hotels |
Jack County 1907
postal map
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Jack County 1920s
map
From Texas state map #10749
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
Jack County 1940s
map
From Texas state map #4335
Courtesy
Texas General Land Office |
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