Jot Em Down is a small unincorporated community in Delta County, Texas, United States.

Jot Em Down, Texas
Jot Em Down is located in Texas
Jot Em Down
Jot Em Down
Location within the state of Texas
Jot Em Down is located in the United States
Jot Em Down
Jot Em Down
Jot Em Down (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°22′58″N 95°51′30″W / 33.38278°N 95.85833°W / 33.38278; -95.85833
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyDelta
Elevation
535 ft (163 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID2034639[1]

The town's name comes from the name of a fictional store in the Lum and Abner radio show.[2] "Jot 'Em Down" has been noted for its unusual place name.[3]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jot Em Down, Texas
  2. ^ Tarpley, Fred (July 5, 2010). 1001 Texas Place Names. University of Texas Press. p. 114. ISBN 9780292786936. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  3. ^ "From Bug Tussle to Tarzan, here are 40 of the oddest Texas town names". Click2Houston. August 9, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.