Jeff Davis County

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Jeff Davis County is a sparsely populated county in West Texas known for its mountainous terrain, dark skies, and the town of Fort Davis.

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Jeff Davis County canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy Brewster County NERFINISHED
Pecos County
Presidio County
Reeves County NERFINISHED
contains Davis Mountains
Davis Mountains State Park
Fort Davis
Fort Davis National Historic Site
McDonald Observatory
Valentine, Texas
country United States
hasCharacteristic arid climate
mountainous
rural
sparsely populated
hasFeature clear night skies
high elevation plateaus
volcanic-origin mountains
hasGovernmentType county government
hasHighestPoint Mount Livermore
hasHistoricSite Fort Davis National Historic Site
hasMajorEconomicActivity astronomy-related tourism
ranching
tourism
hasObservationFacility McDonald Observatory
hasProtectedArea Davis Mountains State Park
Fort Davis National Historic Site
The Nature Conservancy Davis Mountains Preserve
hasRecreationalActivity camping
hiking
wildlife viewing
hasRegionalCenter Fort Davis
knownFor Fort Davis
astrophotography
dark skies
mountainous terrain
scenic drives
stargazing
locatedIn Texas
United States Census Bureau West Texas region
West Texas
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
namedAfter Jefferson Davis
partOf Trans-Pecos region
United States-Mexico border region
seat Fort Davis
subdivisionType county of Texas

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Culberson County borderedByCounty Jeff Davis County
Pecos County borders Jeff Davis County
Davis Mountains administrativeRegion Jeff Davis County
Trans-Pecos region contains Jeff Davis County
Reeves County borderedBy Jeff Davis County
Hudspeth County border Jeff Davis County
Brewster County borders Jeff Davis County