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About Jefferson, TX

Jefferson sits in East Texas's piney woods, about 20 miles from Louisiana. This former riverboat town straddles Big Cypress Bayou, where Spanish moss and cypress trees create a Deep South atmosphere. US 59 connects north to Marshall and south to Carthage, while Highway 49 runs east-west through downtown. From Dallas, take I-20 east to Marshall, then US 59 south. The town operates authentic paddle-wheel riverboats on the same bayou that once made Jefferson a major inland port.

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Jefferson, TX is in United States, at 32.763, -94.351 - about 15 km east of Pine Harbor, TX.

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The closest airport to Jefferson, TX is East Texas Regional Airport, 75 km (about 58 min by car). Other airports nearby: Shreveport Regional Airport.

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