Earle's Chapel is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Cherokee County, located in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
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.
It is located west-southwest of
Jacksonville
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, off
U.S. Highway 79
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.
Government
Earle's Chapel and the surrounding area are served by Station #1 of its own Volunteer Fire Department.
"Contact Us"
, earleschapelvfd.org. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
Education
The Earle's Chapel area is served by the Jacksonville Independent School District
Jacksonville Independent School District is a public school district based in Jacksonville, Texas, United States. Brad Stewart is currently the superintendent of JISD.
In addition to Jacksonville, the district serves the towns of Cuney and ...
.
References
Unincorporated communities in Cherokee County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas
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