Jenks Branch, Texas
Populated places in Texas established by African AmericansTowns in TexasUse mdy dates from July 2023
Jenks Branch, also known as the Miller Community, was a freedmens colony located between the modern towns of Leander and Liberty Hill in Williamson County, Texas. The community began when Milas Miller, a formerly enslaved man, purchased land in 1870 near the Jenks Branch Creek on the south side of the San Gabriel River. By 1880 he owned over 1000 acres of land.
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Live Oak Road,
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N 30.6175 ° | E -97.8841 ° |
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Live Oak Road 800
78641
Texas, United States
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