Jacksonville, Texas
Jacksonville lies in the rolling, wooded hills of Cherokee County in the Piney Woods of East Texas, about 27 miles south of Tyler. The surrounding country of red clay soils and pine and hardwood forest has long been tied to agriculture, and the area is closely associated with tomato growing, a crop for which the town is widely known. Lake Jacksonville, a reservoir on the edge of the city, provides water and recreation for the region.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 14,658
- Change from 2020 base
- +4.6%
- Land area
- 15.1 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Cherokee County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Cherokee County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Jacksonville
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Jacksonville.
Historic Railroad
The Texas State Railroad Runs Through Cherokee County
The Texas State Railroad, originally built in 1893 to support a state prison and iron ore operations near Rusk, is now a heritage railway attraction.
Property Tax Basics
One Office Appraises Your Property. Another Collects the Tax.
The Cherokee County Appraisal District sets your property value; separate taxing units bill and collect the tax.
County History
Cherokee County Was Named for the People Who Were Forced Out of It
Cherokee County was established in 1846 from Nacogdoches County and takes its name from the Cherokee people who lived in the region before being expelled in 1839.
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