THE JACKSBORO LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Western Cross Timbers setting.
Jacksboro city has 7.23 square miles of land in Jack County. Its Census reference point is in Western Cross Timbers, within Cross Timbers.
The Cross Timbers mark a transition from prairie to more wooded eastern landscapes. Native grassland is interspersed with post oak and blackjack oak, creating a woodland-and-open-country mosaic.
Regional context: Cross Timbers ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Jacksboro and Jack County
Jacksboro is associated with Jack County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Jacksboro by land and water
The Census records 0.86 square miles of water within Jacksboro, or 10.6% of its total area. It is 9.6 percentage points higher than the 1% recorded for Jack County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Jacksboro city has 5.5 times the land area of nearby Bryson city (1.32 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

