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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Jones County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, it population was 20,202. It is included in the Abilene, Texas, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat is Anson. Both the county and its county seat are named for Anson Jones, the fifth president of the Republic of Texas. Jones County is one of 46 prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1858 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1881 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1881 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1903 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1880 | 546
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| 1890 | 3,797
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| 1900 | 7,053
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| 1910 | 24,299
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| 1920 | 22,323
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| 1930 | 24,233
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| 1940 | 23,378
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| 1950 | 22,147
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| 1960 | 19,299
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| 1970 | 16,106
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| 1980 | 17,268
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| 1990 | 16,490
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