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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Jacksboro (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Jacksboro. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Jacksboro is located in Jack County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jack County: Archer, Clay, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise & Young.

Below are the counties that are near Jacksboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jacksboro:

  • Jack County     (The home county of Jacksboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacksboro, with the one closest to Jacksboro listed first.
    • Wizard Wells
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
    • Bob Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bob Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
      • Bob Town is located in Jack County
    • Perrin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bryson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
      • Bryson is located in Jack County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson <2>
    • Jermyn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Postoak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
      • Postoak is located in Jack County
    • Westbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
    • Gibtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
      • Gibtown is located in Jack County
    • Antelope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
      • Antelope is located in Jack County
  • Archer County
    • Windthorst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacksboro, with the one closest to Jacksboro listed first.
    • Shannon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
      • Shannon is located in Clay County
    • Newport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Clay County
    • Joy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
      • Joy is located in Clay County
    • Bellevue
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <2>
  • Montague County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacksboro, with the one closest to Jacksboro listed first.
    • Sunset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruitland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Montague County
    • Bowie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <2>
  • Palo Pinto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacksboro, with the one closest to Jacksboro listed first.
    • Graford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graford
      • Graford is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graford <2>
    • Salesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Wolters Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Mineral Wells
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Wells
      • Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Wells <2>
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacksboro, with the one closest to Jacksboro listed first.
    • Whitt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt
      • Whitt is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitt <2>
    • Poolville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poolville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
      • Poolville is located in Parker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poolville <2>
    • Agnes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
      • Agnes is located in Parker County
    • Authon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
      • Authon is located in Parker County
    • Goshen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Parker County
    • Peaster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cool
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacksboro, with the one closest to Jacksboro listed first.
    • Runaway Bay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Runaway Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Bay
      • Runaway Bay is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Runaway Bay <2>
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Boonsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
    • Chico
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <2>
    • Park Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
      • Park Springs is located in Wise County
    • Paradise
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
      • Paradise is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <2>
    • Alvord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvord
      • Alvord is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvord <2>
  • Young County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacksboro, with the one closest to Jacksboro listed first.
    • Loving
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Farmer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
      • Farmer is located in Young County
    • Graham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Young County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <2>
    • Bunger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger
      • Bunger is located in Young County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jacksboro, see our County-by-County Page for Jacksboro.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Jacksboro ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jacksboro.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Jacksboro. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Jacksboro and those printed in the larger area surrounding Jacksboro.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Jacksboro.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Jacksboro:

Cemeteries Near Jacksboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jacksboro.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jacksboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jacksboro, with the one closest to Jacksboro listed first.

  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Raper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raper Cemetery
  • Lost Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lost Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lost Creek Cemetery
  • Dark Corner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dark Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dark Corner Cemetery
  • Patton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Carroll Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Creek Cemetery
  • Round Mountain Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Graves Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Salt Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salt Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salt Creek Cemetery
  • Burton Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burton Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burton Springs Cemetery
  • Winn Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winn Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winn Hill Cemetery
  • Bartons Chapel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartons Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartons Chapel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (88 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Howard Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Valley Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jacksboro had a population of 751 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Jacksboro had a population of 4,447 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Jacksboro, with the one closest to Jacksboro listed first.

  • Vineyard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
    • Vineyard is located in Jack County
  • Joplin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joplin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
    • Joplin is located in Jack County
  • Bryson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
    • Bryson is located in Jack County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson <2>
  • Willow Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
    • Willow Point is located in Wise County
  • Postoak
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
    • Postoak is located in Jack County
  • Oran
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Oran is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Crafton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crafton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton
    • Crafton is located in Wise County
  • Whitt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt
    • Whitt is located in Parker County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitt <2>
  • Boonsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
    • Boonsville is located in Wise County
  • Newport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Clay County
  • Antelope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Antelope is located in Jack County
  • Markley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markley
    • Markley is located in Young County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Salesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
      • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Chico
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bridgeport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jacksboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jacksboro.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jacksboro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jacksboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jacksboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2183, Longitude: -98.1588    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jacksboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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