Jones Prairie, Texas
Unincorporated community in Texas, United States
30°57′47″N 96°50′6″W / 30.96306°N 96.83500°W / 30.96306; -96.83500Jones Prairie is an unincorporated community located in Milam County, Texas, United States.[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 35 in 2000.
History
Jones Prairie was named for Joseph Patterson Jones. The population of Jones Prairie was 100 from the mid-1920s to the mid-1960s, but had gone down to 35 in 1990 and 2000.[2]
Geography
Jones Prairie is located on Farm to Market Road 979, 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Cameron in northern Milam County.[2]
Education
Jones Prairie had its own school in 1884.[2] Today, the community is served by the Cameron Independent School District.
Notable person
- James McKinney, who served on the 20th and 21st Texas Legislatures.
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jones Prairie, Texas
- ^ a b c Jones Prairie, TX from the Handbook of Texas Online
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Municipalities and communities of Milam County, Texas, United States
County seat: Cameron
communities
- Briary
- Bowers
- Bryant Station
- Bushdale
- Conoley
- Curry
- Duncan
- Nashville
- New Clarkson
- Nile
- North Elm
- Pleasant Hill
- Salem
- Salty
- Sandow
- Sipe Springs
- South Elm
- Tracy
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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