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  Jackson - History
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Parents > United States > Texas > TX Counties > Jackson  
Websitehttp://www.co.jackson.tx.us/
Established December 05, 1835
Disbanded Still Active
Last ModifiedRP December 27, 2022 09:25am
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April 03, 1846 -


JACKSON lost to creation of WHARTON; lost to creation of Non-County Area 7, and Non-County Area 8. (Texas Laws 1846, 1st leg./pp. 37-38)

April 01, 1846 - April 03, 1846


JACKSON gained from VICTORIA. (Texas Laws 1846, 1st leg./p. 35)

December 24, 1844 - April 01, 1846


JACKSON lost to MATAGORDA and VICTORIA. (Texas Repub. Laws 1844, 9th cong., 1st sess./p. 5)

June 27, 1842 - December 24, 1844


[by 27 Jun 1842] JACKSON gained from LA BACA (Judicial County) and WARD (Judicial County) when Republic of Texas Supreme Court ruled judicial counties unconstitutional. ("Stockton v. Montgomery" in Dallam, 473-486)

January 29, 1842 - June 27, 1842


JACKSON lost to creation of LA BACA (Judicial County) (Texas Repub. Laws 1841, 6th cong., 1st sess./p. 74)

January 19, 1841 - January 29, 1842


JACKSON lost to creation of WARD (Judicial County). (Texas Repub. Laws 1840, 5th cong./p. 65)

December 29, 1837 - January 19, 1841


JACKSON gained from MATAGORDA and VICTORIA, lost to COLORADO. (Texas Repub. Laws 1837, 2d cong., 1st sess./p. 121 and Texas Repub. Laws 1839, 4th cong./p. 249)

December 05, 1835 - December 29, 1837


JACKSON (original county) created from MATAGORDA; established as a municipality by the Provisional Government of Texas. (Gammel, 1:Ordinances and Decrees, Provisional Govt. Texas, 45)

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