JEAN, TEXAS

Young County, Panhandle / North Central Texas

Highway 114 and FM 1769
15 Miles N of Graham the county seat
30 Miles W of Jacksboro
About 90 miles NW of Fort Worth
Population: 110 (2000) 91 (1990, 1980)

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Jean street scene
Photo courtesy Mike Price, July 2009

History in a Pecan Shell

Settled in 1875 by rancher S, B. Lamar who built a store and school. His son, James Lamar was the town's first postmaster and therefore got to fill out the application. He named it after his girlfriend, although it's not known if they married after such a flattering gesture.

Jean (the town) was moved to the Gulf, Texas and Western Railroad when it arrived in 1903. G. G. Cantrill built a store that also doubled as a town depot.

The 1940 census showed 300 people living in Jean.

Closed store in Jean
Photo courtesy Mike Price, July 2009
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Jean Baptist Church
Photo courtesy Mike Price, July 2009

Jean Methodist Church
Photo courtesy Mike Price, July 2009
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1921 Jean State Bank
Photo courtesy Mike Price, July 2009
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Jean State Bank
Photo courtesy Mike Price, July 2009

Bank Vault
Photo courtesy Mike Price, July 2009

Photographer's Note:
Subject: Jean, Texas
Found the old bank, vault, and doors interesting. Anyone with a cutting torch could have gotten in in less than a minute if that was all there was to the safe. - Mike Price, July 2009

Jean street scene
2001 photo courtesy of Eric Whetstone

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Jean, Texas Nearby Towns:
Graham the county seat
Jacksboro
Fort Worth
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