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Jones County was established on
February 1, 1858, from Bexar and Bosque counties. During the Civil
War Indian raids forced the frontier back to the east, and the area
was not settled for another fifteen years. |
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In 1872 the military post was
reestablished, and a settlement was made on a stream four miles
distant. The actions of Ranald S. Mackenzie and federal troops
removed the Indian threat in the mid-1870s. Buffalo hunters were
followed by bone haulers, and the last buffalo was seen in the
county in 1879. |
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In 1880 John Merchant built a mesquite
corral at the site of the future county seat, and Henry Foster put
up the first wire fence in the county. The population of Jones
County reached 546 that year, and when the county was organized in
1881 Jones City was declared the county seat. In 1882 the name of
the county seat was changed to Anson.
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Cities
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Abilene (mostly in Taylor County)
Anson
Avoca (unincorporated)
Hamlin (partly in Fisher County)
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Hawley
Lueders
Nugent (unincorporated)
Stamford (partly in Haskell County)
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