unincorporated community
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Texas
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, United States. According to the
Handbook of Texas
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, the community had a population of 75 in 2000.
History
Jermyn was founded in 1902, making it one of the final villages constructed in Jack County. It was named for J. J. Jermyn, the son of
coal
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magnate
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Joe Jermyn of
Scranton, Pennsylvania
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.
Oliver Loving
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and W. P. Stewart, ranchers in Jack County, gave the town property. On October 21, 1909, the Gulf, Texas and Western Railroad's tracks arrived at the hamlet. There were a few shops, a bank, a church, and an estimated 213 people living in Jermyn in the 1920s. After that, it functioned as a hub for the local cattle industry and a shipping port. The town's population rose to 1,066 in 1968 but then started to fall. It was 75 in 1990 and 2000.
The
1984 Summer Olympics torch relay
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traveled through Jermyn on June 14, 1984.
James C. Loving settled in Jermyn in 1873.
Geography
Jermyn is located at the intersection of
Texas State Highway 114
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and
Farm to Market Road 1191
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Graham
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and east of the Young County line in far-western Jack County.
Education
Jermyn had its own school in the 1920s. Today, the community is served by the
Bryson Independent School District
Bryson Independent School District is a public school district based in Bryson, Texas (USA).
Located in Jack County, a small portion of the district extends into Young County.
Bryson ISD has one school that serves students in grades pre- ...