Jack County Background Information
The state of Texas is the location of numerous counties, including our focus today, Jack County. The county was made in 1856 and organized in 1857. A census in 2020 established that Jack County had a total of 8,472 residents.
Its county seat is Jacksboro. It is named for Patrick Churchill Jack and his brother William Houston Jack, both soldiers of the Texas Revolution.
Jack County Arrest Records
In the year of 2021, there were 1 violent and 22 property crimes in the county. Records for arrests can be obtained at:
Jack County Sheriff’s Office
Tommy Spurlock, Sheriff
1432 FM-3344,
Jacksboro, TX 76458
Phone: (940) 567-2161
admin@jackcountysheriff.com
Jack County Criminal Records
Across America, the State Police are required to keep a constantly modified registry of all sex-offenders living in their jurisdiction. Any offender living, working, attending school, or incarcerated in the area will be in the registry. The up-to-date list can be looked at by members of the public. Inhabitants can use the tools online to look up any nearby offenders.
Jack County Court Records
In Jack County, all criminal, family, and civil cases lie under the jurisdiction of the County Courthouse. All records regarding the cases heard in Jack County are collected and handled by the County Clerk. All public record information can be viewed through one of the following:
Jack County Courthouse
Vanessa James, County Clerk
100 N. Main, Suite 208
Jacksboro, TX 76458
Phone: (940) 567-2111
Fax: (940) 567-6441
countyclerk@jackcounty.org
Note - Mail, email, or fax are the options for typical files, but anything official or certified must be sent via mail. Common documents cost $1 per page. There is a cost of $5 per page for official/certified data files.
Jack County Public Records
The County Clerk is tasked with controlling and maintaining all county records. These vital records refer to files in relation to state residents’ essential life events. The records in question contain birth, death, marriage, and divorce records. The data files and records in relation to these important events may include divorce decrees, divorce certificates and other divorce data files, birth certificates, death certificates, marriage licenses, marriage certificates. All data files in Jack County are kept in one core state registry.
Residents in Jack County can obtain duplicates of these data files, as they are public data files. These details can be requested from:
County Clerk
Vanessa James
100 N. Main, Suite 208
Jacksboro, TX 76458
Phone: (940) 567-2111
Fax: (940) 567-6441
countyclerk@jackcounty.org
Note - The office opens between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. CST and someone generally has to put the request in writing and supply a photocopy of some form of photo ID, such as a driver’s license or state ID.
