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Jefferson County, formed in 1836 and
organized in 1837, was one of the original counties in the Republic
of Texas. It was named for the municipality that preceded it, which
was in turn named for Thomas Jefferson.
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The first county seat, Jefferson, or
Old Jefferson, on the east bank of Cow Bayou, was replaced by
Beaumont in 1838 and had disappeared by 1845, when the site of
Orange was surveyed. Orange was first called Jefferson or New
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During the Civil War, the county court
voted to garrison a fort at Sabine Pass, Beaumont became a
concentration point for Confederate troops, a cantonment was
established at Spindletop Springs, and the county courthouse served
as a hospital. Among the county's several volunteer groups, the
Sabine Pass Guard was organized at Sabine Pass in April 1861, under
the Texas legislative act of 1858 that authorized the state militia. |
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Cities
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Beaumont
Bevil Oaks
Central Gardens (unincorporated)
China
Fannett (unincorporated)
Groves
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Hamshire (unincorporated)
Nederland
Nome
Port Arthur
Port Neches
Taylor Landing
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