• Jayton,  

  Kent County

Kent County

• Formed from Young and Bexar territories. Created August 21, 1876. Organized November 8, 1892. Named in honor of Andrew Kent who fell at the Alamo. Clairmont, the county seat, 1892. Jayton, since 1952. (1936)

• Address

  101 N. Main St.

• Directions

  Kent County Courthouse grounds, NW corner, at SE corner of N. Main St. (SH 70) and E. 4th St. NOTE: Clairemont is misspelled.

• Marker #

  2926

• Dedicated:

  1936

• Size, Type:

  1936 Texas Centennial - highway marker (pink granite)

• Code:

  counties