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Jardin is located

Jardin is located in Hunt County<1>.


The location of Jardin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Jardin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Jardin is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Jardin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Jardin: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Jardin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Jardin - it's located in New Mexico.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jardin.

Communities near Jardin ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jardin.

  • Greenville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Commerce
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Commerce is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <5>
  • Leonard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
    • Leonard is located in Fannin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <5>
  • Cooper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Honey Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Wolfe City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Celeste
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celeste have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
    • Celeste is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celeste <5>
  • Cumby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
    • Cumby is located in Hopkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumby <5>
  • Roxton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Ladonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Jardin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jardin.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jardin. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jardin.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jardin. See our Newspapers Page for Jardin.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jardin ...

Looking for more information about Jardin? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Jardin, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jardin.

Adding Jardin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jardin in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jardin was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Jardin in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Jardin post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jardin.

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

The official website for Hunt County: www.huntcounty.net

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hunt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jardin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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