Blackjack

Black Jack is on Farm Road 1803 nine miles northeast of Athens in eastern Henderson County. The settlement was evidently founded prior to 1900. A local school was operating by 1906, when it had an enrollment of 114. In the mid-1930s Black Jack had a church, a school, and a number of houses. After World War II the school closed, and in the early 1990s only a church, a cemetery, and a few scattered houses remained.

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Christopher Long | © TSHA

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Belongs to

Blackjack is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

No

Place type

Blackjack is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • [Black Jack]

Location

Latitude: 32.24570600
Longitude: -95.71051810

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No