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Jayton is located in eastern Kent County. U.S. Route 380 touches the southern border of the city; the highway leads southeast 24 miles (39 km) to Aspermont and southwest 13 miles (21 km) to Clairemont. Texas State Highway 70 is Jayton's Main Street and leads northwest 24 miles (39 km) to Spur.
Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 753, [1] making it the sixth-least populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Jayton. [2] The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1892. [3] It is named for Andrew Kent, who died at the Battle of the Alamo.
Jayton High School or Jayton School is a public high school located in the community of Jayton, Texas, in Kent County, United States and classified as a 1A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Jayton-Girard Independent School District located in central Kent County serving the communities of Jayton , Girard , and surrounding rural areas.
The First National Bank Building at 402 Donoho St. in Jayton, Texas was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1] It is a Classical Revival-style building with brick veneer and masonry bearing walls on a concrete foundation. It also served as the Kent County Courthouse in 1955. [2]
Clairemont is a ghost town in and the former county seat of Kent County, Texas, United States. It is at the intersection of U.S. Route 380 and Texas State Highway 208, 14 mi (23 km) southwest of Jayton and 43 mi (69 km) east of Post. Clairemont lies near the center of Kent County, and the estimated population as of the 2000 census was 15. [2]
The section of highway from the New Mexico state line to Jayton was previously SH 84. A spur route, SH 84A, went from Jayton to Aspermont, being changed to Texas State Highway 161 in 1930. US 380 east of Denton, and west of McKinney, [2] has had numerous fatal vehicle accidents, per public statements by law enforcement and fire department ...
On September 27, 1985, Texas State Highway Loop 549 was designated as a bypass of SH 70 in Sweetwater and was signed, but not designated, as SH 70, and the old route was signed as a business route. On June 21, 1990, SH 70 was designated on Loop 549, and the old route of SH 70 became a business route, cancelling Loop 549.
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