Welcome to Jayton ...

The city of Jayton is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Jayton is located in Kent County<1> and is the County Seat for Kent County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jayton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jayton has a population of 498 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Jayton is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Jayton lies within the (806) area code.

The ZIP code for Jayton: 79528<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jayton had an population of 498 people. This is a decrease of 6.74% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.92% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jayton had a population of 534 people (or 66.09% of the total population of Kent County). This makes Jayton the county's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 534 people, the population of Jayton increased 4.09% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 513 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Jayton.

Communities near Jayton ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Jayton.

• Girard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Kent County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <6>
• Clairemont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairemont
  • Clairemont is located in Kent County
• Double Mountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Mountain
  • Double Mountain is located in Stonewall County
• Aspermont
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspermont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspermont
  • Aspermont is located in Stonewall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspermont <6>
• Spur
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur
  • Spur is located in Dickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spur <6>
• Rotan
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotan
  • Rotan is located in Fisher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rotan <6>
• Dickens
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
  • Dickens is located in Dickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <6>
• Guthrie
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Guthrie is located in King County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <6>

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 Jayton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jayton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jayton. 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 Jayton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jayton ...

Looking for more information about Jayton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Jayton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Jayton.

Adding Jayton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jayton 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 Jayton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Jayton post office opened in 1886.

We also found Jayton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jayton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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