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History on
a Pinhead
James W. Westbrook, the town’s first postmaster modestly
named the community after himself in 1911. The town showed a population
of just 50 residents during the 1930s. It also lost its post office
that decade. Jamestown reached its population zenith in the 1960s
with 130 residents. It has since declined to a mere 70 residents. |
1940s Newton
County map showing Jamestown
(NW of Newton)
Courtesy Texas General Land Office |
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