Jabez Pecan Biz is located in Mount Vernon, Texas.
 
  • The Franklin County seat is the town of Mount Vernon.
  • Franklin County is the 8th smallest county of the 254 counties in the State of Texas. The county is long and narrow with a north-south configuration.
  • The average elevation in the county is 350 feet; average mean temperature is 65 degrees; average rainfall is 46.44 inches.
  • In 1875, Franklin County was carved out of Titus County.
  • The county was named after a judge of the Republic of Texas period, Benjamin C. Franklin.
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    To read the latest from the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald Newspaper,
    click here.

    To read a wonderful article about the early history of Mount Vernon,
    click here.  This was written by B. F. Hicks, the President of the Franklin County Historical Association. Click here to see that web site.

    B.F. Hicks also wrote this article about the history of Mount Vernon --
    click here to read it.

    Interested in today's weather?  Let CNN tell you the forecast.
     

    This will tell you the time and result of the most recent temperature reading.Click for Mount Vernon, Texas Forecast
     

                                                  Here's a map of the Southern US with Mount Vernon.
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                                This is a map of Texas to show you where Franklin County is located.

     
     
     
     

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