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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Jones Prairie, Texas

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, 10 mi (16 km) 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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