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Welcome to Jean ...

Jean is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Jean is located in Young County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jean, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Jean is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Jean: 940

Communities Also Named Jean ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Jean - they are located in Kansas, Michigan, Nevada, Oklahoma and Oregon.

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

Communities near Jean ...

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

  • Graham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Olney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Newcastle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bryson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmer is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
  • Loving
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Anarene ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Anarene is located in Archer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anarene
  • Jermyn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Padgett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Padgett is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett
  • Proffitt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Proffitt is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jean ...

Looking for more information about Jean? 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 Jean, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jean.

Adding Jean to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jean 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 (so far) for Jean was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Jean post office opened in 1906. The Jean post office closed in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jean.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Young, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jean - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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