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Jot Em Down

Ghost town · Delta County, Texas

Pecan Gap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Pecan Gap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jot Em Down is a ghost town in Delta County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Delta County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 79th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jot Em Down as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 33.3828° N, 95.8583° W.

Key facts

Elevation535 ft
Nearest living townPecan Gap, TX
Distance to it3.9 miles
Coordinates33.38280, -95.85830

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What's there now

Jot Em Down is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Pecan Gap, TX (population 293), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 535 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Jot Em Down?

Jot Em Down is in Delta County, Texas, at 33.3828, -95.8583.

How many ghost towns are in Delta County?

Delta County, Texas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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