Jerusalem, TX (Brazoria County)

Type: General Entry

Published: February 1, 1995

Jerusalem is north of Farm Road 2611 sixteen miles southwest of Angleton in southwestern Brazoria County. In 1896 it had a one-teacher school with seventy-two black students. The 1936 county highway map showed the school and scattered dwellings at the townsite; a 1972 map showed a school, a church, and a cemetery there. In 2000 county highway maps showed the cemetery.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Diana J. Kleiner, “Jerusalem, TX (Brazoria County),” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 28, 2023, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/jerusalem-tx-brazoria-county.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

TID: HRJSX

Original Publication Date:: February 1, 1995

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2020-2021

Rosie Hatch

Texas Almanac 2022–2023

Rosie Hatch


Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place: Jerusalem
Currently Exists: No
Place Type: Town
USGS ID: 1360237
Town Fields: Has post office: No

Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to: Brazoria County
Coordinates: Latitude: 28.94108520°

Longitude: -95.61744920°

Adoption Status: ⭐: This place has been adopted and will not be available until December 9, 2023
Adopted by:: Amy Nelson
Dedication Message:: In memory of Alan and Joanna (Filippini) Elquist

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