Jones Creek is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,975 at the 2020 census. It is the first location in Texas where Stephen F. Austin settled.

History

The Father of Texas, Stephen F. Austin, first settled in Jones Creek. His original grave resides in the Gulf Prairie Cemetery located on Gulf Prairie Road in Jones Creek. Emily Austin Perry (Stephen F. Austin's sister) and her second husband, James Franklin Perry Jones Creek is named for Randal Jones, a military leader of early lower Brazos Anglo colonists. Jones led the June 22, 1824, attack on a group of Karankawa Indians Thereafter, the area around the creek became described as Jones Creek too.

There are Recorded Historic Texas Landmarks in Jones Creek for each of the following:

  • Major Reuben R. Brown
  • Battle of Jones Creek
  • Major Guy M. Bryan
  • William Joel Bryan
  • Major James Peckham Caldwell
  • Ellerslie Plantation
  • Gulf Prairie
  • Henry William Munson
  • Peach Point
  • Little Old House at Peach Point
  • Emily Margaret Brown Austin Bryan Perry
  • James Franklin Perry

Geography

Jones Creek is located in southern Brazoria County. Texas State Highway 36 runs through the community, leading east to Freeport and northwest to Brazoria.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.61%, is water.

Notable parts of Jones Creek include: Perry's Landing (also known as Perry Landing), Peach Point, Peach Crest, and Gulf Park.

Demographics

As of the census Jones Creek residents attend:

  • Stephen F. Austin Elementary School
  • Freeport Intermediate School
  • Brazosport High School The Texas Legislature designated the Brazosport ISD as in the Brazosport College zone.

The city is served by the Brazoria County Library System.

Government

The city incorporated in 1970.

Jones Creek has lately gained a reputation among drivers in Southeast Texas as being a speed trap for vehicles passing through the community along Highway 36.

The speed limit through the City of Jones Creek is governed by the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), not the city council.

See also

  • List of municipalities in Texas

References

Further reading

  • Handbook of Texas Online article on Jones Creek