Jermyn in Jack County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Community of Jermyn

Photographed by James Hulse, June 6, 2022

1. Community of Jermyn Marker

Inscription. Located on the western edge of Lost Valley, a 20 square-mile area of Jack County, Jermyn was founded in 1909 as site of the roundhouse, depot, and office building for the Gulf, Texas & Western Railroad. It was named for J.J. Jermyn (1852-1928), line's president.

Land for the town was donated by Oliver Loving II (grandson of "Dean of Texas Trail Drivers") and W.P. Stewart. Many lots were sold and the town embarked on two decades of prosperity and progress.

A school was built about 1912 and Jermyn came to have numerous businesses, including a hotel, garage, bank, two general stores, blacksmith shop, land office, cotton gin and warehouse, restaurant, drugstore, ice house, lumber yard, confectionary, U.S. Post Office, and a newspaper - The "Enterprise" - succeeded by the "News".

With the sale of the G.T. & W. Railroad to the Frisco System in 1930, however, a gradual decline set in. By 1936 the line curtailed passenger service, then all service. Highway construction hastened the railroad's - and the town's - economic demise as citizens moved to the cities to find work, and businesses closed.

Today the post office,

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two churches, and a general store still function and part of the school serves as a civic center. Current economic base is ranching.

Erected 1972 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 1010.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Railroads & Streetcars • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 33° 15.861′ N, 98° 23.291′ W. Marker is in Jermyn, Texas, in Jack County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 114 and North Stewart Street, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 114. The marker is located at a small roadside pullout. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7770 TX 114, Jermyn TX 76459, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Big Country.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

The Community of Jermyn Marker is between two large trees image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, June 6, 2022

2. The Community of Jermyn Marker is between two large trees

markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Methodist Church Jermyn, Texas (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of Loving Ranch House (approx. 1.7 miles away); Bryson (approx. 7.1 miles away); Henry E. Bryson's Home (approx. 7.2 miles away); James Madison McCloud (approx. 7.2 miles away); Hawkins Chapel (approx. 7.6 miles away); Markley Cemetery Decoration Day (approx. 7.8 miles away); Farmer Cemetery (approx. 10.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jermyn.

Also see . . . Jermyn, Texas.

As the use of coal subsided in favor of oil, Jermyn developed into an agricultural center for local ranchers and continued to thrive into the 1960s. The population high-water mark was reached in 1968, when Jermyn was reportedly home to 1,066 residents. In the 1970s, however, the community began a steep decline and by 1990 the population had fallen to 75, a number it maintained through to the 2000 Census. Source: Wikipedia

(Submitted on June 17, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the Community of Jermyn Marker from the highway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, June 6, 2022

3. The view of the Community of Jermyn Marker from the highway

Credits. This page was last revised on June 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,054 times since then and 216 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 17, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.