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