Joplin is an unincorporated

Unincorporated area

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 farming community in Jack County

Jack County, Texas

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, Texas

Texas

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, United States

United States

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. It lies on State Highway 199, ten miles southeast of Jacksboro

Jacksboro, Texas

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, and has an estimated population of 30.

History

Joplin was founded in the late 1880's as a community center for local farmers. By 1896, the town possessed its own school, three churches, and a general store, mill, and cotton gin. The population of Joplin has never exceeded 100, the closest being the 75 residents reported from 1896 through the early 1940's. Joplin did, at one time, possess a post office, which served the area from 1891 through its closure in 1914.