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The community of Jet was founded by the Jett brothers, six unmarried brothers named Joseph, Trigg, Newt, Warner, John, and Richard Jett, who established homesteads in the former Cherokee Outlet, shortly after its opening to settlement by non-Indians. The brothers erected buildings and opened a general store on Richard's land. The Jet post office was established in 1894, when it was moved from nearby Barrel Springs which was about 1.5 miles northeast. Warner Jett was the first postmaster. The community grew into a small town, and Jet incorporated in 1900.

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Owen K. GarriottOwen K. GarriottEnid · 25 miGlenda FarrellGlenda FarrellEnid · 25 miThad LuckinbillThad LuckinbillEnid · 25 miRichard ErdmanRichard ErdmanEnid · 25 miJack GingJack GingAlva · 28 miWayne GlasgowWayne GlasgowDacoma · 21 mi
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Jet, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Jet is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Jet has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bank of Nashville in Nash, 7.2 miles away.

Jet and the nearest listed places

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Bank of NashvilleFarmers' Exchange ElevatorCherokee Friends ChurchAlfalfa County CourthouseCherokee ArmoryCherokee IOOF Lodge No. 219

Closest to Jet

Bank of NashvilleNash · Building7.2miFarmers' Exchange ElevatorGoltry · Structure9.4miCherokee Friends ChurchCherokee · Building11.4miAlfalfa County CourthouseCherokee · Built 192111.5miCherokee ArmoryCherokee · Built 193611.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Bank of Nashville’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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