Jones Prairie, Texas Explained

Official Name:Jones Prairie, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Jones Prairie
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Milam
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:436
Coordinates:30.9631°N -96.835°W
Area Code:512 & 737
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1380011

Jones Prairie is an unincorporated community located in Milam County, Texas, United States. 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.

Geography

Jones Prairie is located on Farm to Market Road 979, 10miles northeast of Cameron in northern Milam County.

Education

Jones Prairie had its own school in 1884. Today, the community is served by the Cameron Independent School District.

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