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Jack County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,472. [1] Its county seat is Jacksboro. [2] The county was created in 1856 and organized the next year. [3] It is named for Patrick Churchill Jack and his brother William Houston Jack, both soldiers of the Texas ...
This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Jack County, Texas. Two properties are listed on the national register in the county, including one National Historic Landmark , which is also designated as a state historic site and state antiquities landmark and includes recorded Texas ...
Jacksboro is located in central Jack County. U.S. Route 281 runs through the city center, leading south 31 miles (50 km) to Mineral Wells and northwest 58 miles (93 km) to Wichita Falls. U.S. Route 380 joins US 281 in the center of Jacksboro, but heads west out of town on Belknap Street, leading 27 miles (43 km) to Graham.
The Jack County Courthouse, at 100 N. Main St. in Jacksboro, Texas, was completed in 1940.It was designed in 1939 by Wichita Falls architects Voelker & Dixon. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
Fort Richardson was a United States Army installation located in present-day Jacksboro, Texas.Named in honor of Union General Israel B. Richardson, who died in the Battle of Antietam [4] during the American Civil War, it was active from 1867 to 1878.
Jermyn was founded in 1902, making it one of the final villages constructed in Jack County. It was named for J. J. Jermyn, the son of coal magnate Joe Jermyn of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Oliver Loving and W. P. Stewart, ranchers in Jack County, gave the town property. On October 21, 1909, the Gulf, Texas and Western Railroad's tracks arrived at ...
Postoak is an unincorporated community in Jack County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas , the community had a population of 79 in 2000. History
Cundiff is an unincorporated community in Jack County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas , the community had a population of 45 in 2000. History