Jones Prairie, Texas

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Jones Prairie, Texas
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Jones Prairie
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Jones Prairie
Coordinates: 30°57′47″N96°50′6″W / 30.96306°N 96.83500°W / 30.96306; -96.83500
CountryUnited States
State Texas
County Milam
Elevation
436 ft (133 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 512 & 737
GNIS feature ID1380011 [1]

Jones 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.

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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.

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