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Jarvis

Ghost town · Anderson County, Texas

Jacksonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500)
Jacksonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jarvis is a ghost town in Anderson County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Anderson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 77th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jarvis as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 31.7553° N, 95.4450° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townNeches, TX
Distance to it8.2 miles
Coordinates31.75528, -95.44500

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What's there now

Jarvis is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Neches, TX (population 214), about 8.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Jarvis?

Jarvis is in Anderson County, Texas, at 31.7553, -95.4450.

How many ghost towns are in Anderson County?

Anderson County, Texas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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