Jack County, Texas
The Beginning of the Frontier
photo by Rafael Seibert
Jack County was created from Cooke County in 1856. The first court met on 22 July 1857
in the front yard of T.S. Nettles at Mesquiteville in the Salt Creek community, two miles south
of the present courthouse square. The Butterfield Stage Route or Upper California Road and
Southern Overland Mail route ran through Jack County until the beginning of the Civil War.
The location of the mail route is easily found in the county. The county seat was moved to the
present location and the name changed in 1870 to Jacksborough. In 1867, Fort Richardson
was established as one of the second line of defense forts against the Indians. From 1875-1876,
the Mooar Brothers' buffalo trail led thorugh Fort Richardson and the Old Emigrant Trail
passed through Jack County, traveling from Gainesville to Fort Griffin. The county seat became
known as Jacksboro in 1874. Welcome to your adventure of Jack County, the frontier awaits.
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WHERE TO START
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Jack County Clerk
100 N. Main St. Jacksboro, TX 76458-1746 Phone: (940) 567-2111 Birth and Death records from 1903 Probate records from 1857 Land records from 1860 Marriage and Civil Court records District Clerk has Divorce records |
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BIOGRAPHIES
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LaFayette Abraham Wilson | |
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BOOKS
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Jack County, Texas |
Jack County Books |
Phone Book |
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CEMETERIES
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Gloria B. Mayfield |
by Paul Smith |
Jack County |
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CENSUS
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Federal Census Images |
Federal Census |
Federal Census |
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DEATHS
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EDUCATION / SCHOOLS
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FAMILY PAGES
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HISTORY LINKS
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Henry McArdle's battle paintings, Dawn at the Alamo and The Battle of San Jacinto, have become Texas icons. The painstaking detail of the paintings was reflected in exhaustive research. McArdle's notebooks are packed with letters, notes, and photographs documenting the paintings and the events they depict. |
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Online Early Texas Documents |
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LIBRARY
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Gladys Johnson
Ritchie Public Library
626 W. College Street Jacksboro, TX 76458-1655 940-567-2240 Monday-Friday |
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MAPS
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Office Map Collection |
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MILITARY
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NEWSPAPERS
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1880-1930 by Dorman Holub |
Jacksboro Gazette |
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NATIVE AMERICAN
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Jack County - 1870s |
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ORGANIZATIONS
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P.O. Box 4602 Wichita Falls, TX 76308 |
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PHOTOGRAPHS
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by Dorman Holub |
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PLACES
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TAXES
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Our Neighbors
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Archer
Archer City |
Clay
Henrietta |
Montague
Montague |
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JACK
Jacksboro |
Wise
Decatur |
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Stephens
Breckenridge |
Palo Pinto
Palo Pinto |
Parker
Weatherford |
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Recommended Research Links
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Please contact Jack County TXGenWeb Site coordinator:
Dorman Holub
txarchives@me.com
Please consider nominating Jack County
for the County of the Month Award.
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Shirley Cullum - TXGenWeb State Coordinator
Dorman Holub - Young County Coordinator
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© May 2006-2012 by Dorman Holub,
and the TXGenWeb Project.
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