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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

Jack County Topics

  • History
  • Town List
  • Vintage Maps
  • Jack County TX
    Contiguous Counties:
    Clay County (N) Montague County (NE) Wise County (E) Parker County (SE) Palo Pinto County (S) Young County (W) Archer County (NW)

    Jack County History

    (Historical Marker - at Courthouse west entrance, Jacksboro )

    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.

    (1965)
    Jack County Courthouse
    Jack County Courthouse
    Jack County Courthouse
    Photo courtesy Terry Jeanson

    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
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  • Antelope
  • Bryson
  • Cundiff
  • Finis ghost town
  • Gibtown ghost town
  • Jacksboro county seat
  • Jermyn ghost town
  • Maryetta
  • Perrin
  • Postoak
  • Senate
  • Vineyard
  • Wizard Wells

  • Jack County Vintage Maps
    TX Jack County Texas 1907 Postal Map
    Jack County 1907 postal map
    From Texas state map #2090
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office
    TX Jack County Texas 1920s map
    Jack County 1920s map
    From Texas state map #10749
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office
    TX Jack County Texas 1940s map
    Jack County 1940s map
    From Texas state map #4335
    Courtesy Texas General Land Office
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