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Jot 'Em Down, Delta County, TX.
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Jot 'Em Down
Delta County
Texas
USA
535 feet (163 meters)
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33° 22' 58"N
95° 51' 30"W
Pecan Gap
Jot 'Em Down, Texas is located in the northeast corner of the state, in extreme western Delta County, near the Hunt county line and the small town of Pecan Gap.
Origin of its unusual name Jot 'Em Down received its name from a local business around which sprang the tiny community. That business was named after a fictional store on the popular radio program, Lum and Abner. Jot 'Em Down was the central setting for the classic hillbilly radio show, which ran from 1932 to 1954. Thousands of episodes of the rural radio comedy were produced during its long run. Nearby cities and towns include, Pecan Gap, Ben Franklin, Paris, Commerce, Klondike, and Dallas (located to the southwest). Time Zone: Jot 'Em Down, Texas is in the Central Time Zone. Recreational opportunities in the area Camping, fishing, mountain biking, hiking, swimming and boating are just a few of the many outdoor recreational opportunities in the region. Wildlife found in the area Raccoon, beaver, bobcat, opossum, fox, deer, and the armadillo are amongst the varied wildlife found in the hills, state parks and wilderness areas of northeast Texas. Over the years, points of interest in the region have included: Bonham State Park, southeast of Bonham, Texas Cooper Lake State Park, in Delta County and northern Hopkins County, Texas Lake Tawakoni State Park, Hunt County, Texas East Texas State University, Commerce, Texas Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site, Denison, Texas Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site, Paris, Texas Sam Rayburn House Museum, west of Bonham, Texas
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