Orange in Orange County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Absalom Jett
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 7, 2021
1. Absalom Jett Marker
Born in Louisiana in 1812. Arrived in Texas, 1824. Served in the Army of Texas, 1836. Member of Captain Benjamin J. Harper's Company. Died 1878. His wife, Mary Arthur Jett.
Erected 1957 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 11486.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, Texas Independence.
Location. 30° 6.547′ N, 93° 47.366′ W. Marker is in Orange, Texas, in Orange County. It is on Old Highway 90 (Business Highway 90) east of Lindenwood Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Orange TX 77630, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Texas’ Golden Triangle. It is also in the American South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Piney Woods. 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 Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site Of World War II P.O.W. Camp (approx. 0.7 miles away); Old First Orange Baptist Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); First National Bank of Orange (approx. 2.8 miles away); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); West End Park (approx. 3 miles away); Bland-Bazzano House (approx. 3 miles away); The Howell-Linscomb Home (approx. 3 miles away); Jorgensen House (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orange.
More about this marker. Located in the very rear of Jett Cemetery's
this page online
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 7, 2021
2. Absalom Jett Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 644 times since then and 46 times this year. Last updated on December 26, 2025, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2021, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
