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Jackson County Memorial Library
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UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Texas Historical Commission
67
Stephen F. Austin East Texas Research Center
55
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9
Texas General Land Office
6
Hoston History Research Center at Houston Public Library
4
Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
3
The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
2
Hardin-Simmons University Library
2
17 More
Collection
Texas Digital Newspaper Program
1,332
Jackson County Area Newspapers
1,277
Tocker Foundation Grant
1,276
United States Census Map Collection
308
USGS Topographic Map Collection
142
Rescuing Texas History, 2015
57
THC Historic Resources Survey Collection
41
Texas Patents
38
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22
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12
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The Edna Herald
760
Edna Weekly Herald
341
Jackson County Herald-Tribune
175
Independence Heritage Region
67
2000 Census County Subdivision Block Map
65
7.5 Minute Series (Topographic)
65
1990 Census County Block Map
63
2010 Census County Block Map
57
2010 Census P.L. 94-171 County Block Map
57
2000 Census County Block Map
56
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Morales Quadrangle
Satellite image topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
2010
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mount Olive Quadrangle
Satellite image topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
2010
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Turtle Bay Quadrangle
Satellite image topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date:
2010
Creator:
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Levi Jone to James F. Perry, March 4, 1837]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Levi Jones to James F. Perry, in which Jones inquires, on behalf of a friend from Virginia, about purchasing a tract of land.
Date:
March 4, 1837
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of memorandum from Elias R. Wightman, [1837?]]
Copy of transcript for a memorandum from Elias R. Wightman concerning lands owned by Stephen F. Austin and James E. B. Austin.
Date:
1837?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Soil Survey of Jackson County, Texas
Text describes the area, climate, agricultural history and statistics, soil-survey methods and definitions, soils and crops, land uses and agricultural methods, irrigation, and morphology and genesis of soils of Jackson County, Texas.
Date:
May 1997
Creator:
Miller, Wesley L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
General Soil Map, Jackson County, Texas
Map displays soil types along with creeks, towns, schools, churches, power transmission lines, oil and gas pipelines, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and symbols. Scale 1:316,800.
Date:
1986
Creator:
United States. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Bishop Ernest Thomas Dixon, Jr., July 3, 1996]
Funeral program for Bishop Ernest Thomas Dixon, Jr., born October 13, 1922 and died June 29, 1996. The ceremony was held July 3, 1996 at University United Methodist Church, officiated by Reverend Minerva G. Carcano, Dr. Freddie B. Dixon, Sr., Ms. Muriel Dixon, Bishop Alfred Norris, Ms. Virginia Orr, Bishop Raymond Owen, Reverend Mario Ruggia, Reverend Harold G. Sassman, Bishop F. Herbert Skeete, Reverend Jerry J. Smith, Dr. Stephen P. Wende, and Dr. Prenza L. Woods. Funeral arrangements were made through Sutton-Sutton Mortuary, Inc. and he was buried in Sales Cemetery in Edna, Texas.
Date:
July 3, 1996
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jackson County.
Map shows land patents, block and tract numbers, landowners, towns, and railroads; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Scale not given.
Date:
1920
Creator:
[Texas]. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Raoul A. Cortez - 1948-10-06]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC Regional Governor, to Raoul A. Cortez, President General of LULAC, dated October 6, 1948. This is a request for a charter for the El Campo LULAC men's Council. It also mentions organizing a council in Wharton County and discusses spreading LULAC councils into Jackson, Brazoria and Fort Bend Counties.
Date:
October 6, 1948
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to Jacob I. Rodriguez - 1950-11-03]
Onionskin paper carbon copy of letter from John J. Herrera, LULAC First National Vice-President, to Jacob I. Rodriguez, LULAC District 5 Governor, dated November 3, 1950. Explains process of Houston LULAC Council offer to hold the Texas Regional LULAC Convention in Houston on January 20 and 21, 1950. Also discusses a November 12th LULAC meeting in Wharton County to meet with prospective members from Matagorda, Brazoria, Wharton, Fort Bend, Jackson and Victoria counties.
Date:
November 3, 1950
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John J. Herrera to League of United Latin American Citizens members - 1950]
Letter from John J. Herrera to LULAC members, handwritten date of 1950 on bottom of page. This letter is a notice to LULAC members of a day-long LULAC meeting sponsored by the Wharton County LULAC council for prospective members from Matagorda, Brazoria, Wharton, Fort Bend, Jackson and Victoria counties. It covers the agenda, speakers, and points to be discussed.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Herrera, John J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from the Secretary of League of United Latin American Citizens of Jackson County to John J. Herrera - 1954-04-28]
Letter to John J. Herrera from the Secretary of League of United Latin American Citizens of Jackson County asking for Herrera's assistance in getting a status on their application..
Date:
April 28, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: JM-722
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Jim Mattox, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether Jackson County is required to provide services under the Indigent Health Care Act where the county is encompassed within a hospital district.
Date:
June 17, 1987
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Campaign Rally for W. Lee O'Daniel]
Photograph of a campaign rally for W. Lee O'Daniel in Ganado, the home of Senator Fred Mauritz. People gather between two buildings. The building on the right bears a Coca-Cola advertisement, and cars are parked in front of the both buildings. A gas station is visible in the background.
Date:
193X
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1990 Census County Block Map (Recreated): Jackson County, Block 19
Parent map for Jackson County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:20,000.
Date:
1990
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1990 Census County Block Map (Recreated): Jackson County, Inset C01
Inset map for Jackson County, Texas showing detail within a census block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:2,000.
Date:
1990
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1990 Census County Block Map (Recreated): Jackson County, Block 2
Parent map for Jackson County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:20,000.
Date:
1990
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1990 Census County Block Map (Recreated): Matagorda County, Block 19
Parent map for Matagorda County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:20,000.
Date:
1990
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1990 Census County Block Map (Recreated): Jackson County, Block 16
Parent map for Jackson County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:20,000.
Date:
1990
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1990 Census County Block Map (Recreated): Lavaca County, Index
Index map for Lavaca County, Texas showing the distribution of census blocks and smaller inset areas for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:104,890.
Date:
1990
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1990 Census County Block Map (Recreated): Jackson County, Block 5
Parent map for Jackson County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:20,000.
Date:
1990
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1990 Census County Block Map (Recreated): Wharton County, Block 19
Parent map for Wharton County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:17,500.
Date:
1990
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
1990 Census County Block Map (Recreated): Wharton County, Block 25
Parent map for Wharton County, Texas showing the area of one geographic block for which the U.S. Census Bureau collected data. The plotted map scale is 1:17,500.
Date:
1990
Creator:
United States. Bureau of the Census.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History