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JEWEL, TEXAS
AKA Jewell


Texas Ghost Town
Eastland County, Panhandle / N Central Texas

About 4 Miles SE of Carbon
SW of Eastland the county seat
Population: 0

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History in a Pecan Shell

Settled in the 1870s, a post office was granted in 1876. Growth was slow, but by 1892 it had reached a population of 100 (estimated). The community had several stores to serve residents and a school to teach their children. The future looked promising until the railroad (the Texas Central Railroad) bypassed it.

Many residents moved to Shinoak (which later became Gorman). The post office closed in 1906 and in time, the town was dropped from maps. Today only the cemetery is left to remember Jewel.

Eastland County JewellTX info
Eastland County Jewell TX  Postmark
Cover canceled with Jewell, Texas 1879 postmark
Courtesy The John J. Germann Collection


Eastland County Texas 1882 map
The cartographer of this 1882 map shows Jewel as "Carbon or Jewell"
S of Eastland
From Texas state map #2134

Courtesy Texas General Land Office


Eastland County Texas 1907 postal map
1907 Eastland County postal map showing Carbon
S of Eastland
From Texas state map #2090
Courtesy Texas General Land Office

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North Central Texas | Texas Panhandle

Jewel, Texas Nearby Towns:
Eastland the county seat
Carbon
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