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Formed from Presidio County. Created March 15, 1887. Organized May 16, 1887. Named in honor of Jefferson Davis. 1806-1868. President of the Confederate States. Fort Davis, County Seat, Presidio County, 1875. County Seat, Jeff Davis County, since 1887.
Jeff Davis County is a historical marker in Fort Davis, Jeff Davis County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 22 historical markers documented in Jeff Davis County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 31 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.5875, -103.8947 near Fort Davis. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jeff Davis County Jail (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Methodist Church Building, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, and Jeff Davis County Courthouse.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5243010475. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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