Anson, TX

Home of “Cowboy's Christmas Ball”

County seat of Jones County, named for Dr. Anson Jones, last president of the Republic of Texas, Anson was founded in 1881. Population is 2,644. Located at the intersection of U.S. Hwy 83, 180 and 277, it is 24 miles north of Abilene and 150 miles west of Ft. Worth. Anson lies in the center of one of the richest farming areas in Texas; cotton production can be observed from field to gin, over 1,000 producing oil wells and diversified ranching operations (including some exotic game).

One of the oldest courthouses in the state still in use dominates town square where a bronze statue of Dr. Anson Jones reigns majestically. The rural community is home of historic Opera House, Anson-Jones Museum, Anson Public Library and Cowboys’ Christmas Ball. One of the best preserved of the few post office murals authorized by the Section of Fine Arts within the Treasury Department during the Roosevelt administration “Cowboy Dance” by Jenne Magafan is the lobby of the Anson Post Office.

Anson has:  9-hole golf course, two lakes ( with several larger lakes within an hour drive), park and swimming pool. Nearby are ruins of Fort Phantom Hill, military post established in 1851 as protection against Indians and later used as Station 54 for Southerland Overland Mail on the old Butterfield Trail (mail route from St. Louis to San Francisco); then as temporary county seat while Jones County was being organized. Anson Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 351, Anson, TX 79501, 915-823-3259.

Old Anson Fire Dept and Water office.	The Methodist Church
Formerly the Presbyterian Church; Now Museum of Anson	Anson Water stand pipe
	This picture was taken prior to the town burning down Please note the four mule power and four operators. I beleve the machine to be a conveyer used to fill in a ditch. See the photo below also.
	This picture was taken in Anson Texas in the early 1900s. If you can identify any individual please let me (gbmayfield) know and I will give credits. Frank Stone is 3rd from left standing in the ditch. Please note the Steam powered ditch digger. Photo courtesy of Clifford and Jeanette Stone of Virginia.
	Water delivery wagon driven by George Cooper circa 1900 Picture taken in Anson Texas.
Anson Water Works

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