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Community of Jonah

Weir, Williamson County

Marker Text

On 1820s land grant to Nashville Colony. Settled 1851 by wagon train from Arkansas, and called Water Valley. In 1884, repeated ill-luck in selecting an acceptable name for post office led to renaming the town Jonah. This was site of famed grist mill, 1865 - 1912. (1970)

Marker Details

Address SH 29
Location Description Jonah community, SH 29, S side 100 feet W of FM 1660. 8.6 mi. E of Georgetown, 4.8 mi. SE of Weir.
Marker # 15548
Dedicated 1970
Size, Type
Code cities and towns; post offices; mills
Latitude, Longitude 30.639261, -97.543732

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