Abandoned Record
About Jot Em Down
Jot Em Down is a small unincorporated community in Delta County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 10 in 2000.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Jot Em Down, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Jot Em Down is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Jot Em Down
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1953 Texarkana sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Texarkana sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Pecan Gap sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1985 Sulphur Springs sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1991 Sulphur Springs sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Jot Em Down
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Texas index.
- Bug Tussle8.5 mi NW · Fannin
- Liberty Grove10.0 mi E · Delta
- Glory21.1 mi NE · Lamar
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Jot Em Down, Texas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6294431.
- USGS GNIS 2034639.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).