CITY

Official Website:
http://www.jacksonville-texas.com/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.jacksonvilletexas.com/

Population:
13868 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1847 (founded), 1850 (platted and renamed)

County:
Cherokee County

Founded 1847 as Gum Creek.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Lon Morris College	1854

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John B. Kendrick	Politician	6-Sep-1857	3-Nov-1933	Governor and Senator from Wyoming
Thomas P. Marinis	Attorney	31-May-1943		Vinson & Elkins
Margo Martindale	Actor	18-Jul-1951		Rita Perkins-Hall on A Gifted Man
Lee Ann Womack	Country Musician	19-Aug-1966		I Hope You Dance

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