Jeddo, Texas
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Jeddo is an unincorporated community
Unincorporated area
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 in Bastrop County
Bastrop County, Texas
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, Texas
Texas
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, United States
United States
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. Its elevation is 463 feet (141 m).

School

The Jeddo area is entirely served by the Smithville Independent School District approx 18 miles to the northeast. See school district map on the Texas Education Agency website: http://wgisprd.tea.state.tx.us/SDL/MapMode.aspx

Cemetery

The Jeddo Cemetery was founded in 1865. It is maintained by the Jeddo Cemetery Association, current as of 2011. There are 166 marked graves in the Jeddo Cemetery, the oldest dated 1835. ( http://www.cemeteries-of-tx.com/Etx/Bastrop/cemetery/jeddo.htm )

External links



http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnj06
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