Neinda Community

Soon after Jones County organized in 1881, ranchers settled west of Skinout Mountain and established a community called Banner. In 1890, a post office named Neinda opened, with John O'Brien as postmaster. A cemetery began the following year. The Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway bypassed the town in 1902 (creating Hamlin 6 mi. NW), and the post office closed in 1907. At its peak in the 1920s, the community had a school, Methodist and Baptist churches, a cotton gin, a doctor's office, pharmacies, stores and a filling station. By the early 21st century, only the cemetery (1891), Neinda Baptist Church building (1905) and Brown's Cash Store Building (1927) remained in the once viable town. (2007)

Neinda Community is a historical marker in Hamlin, Jones County, dedicated in 2007. It is one of 25 historical markers documented in Jones County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 73 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7988, -100.0840 near Hamlin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Neinda Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Neinda Baptist Church, Boyd Chapel Community, and Anderson Chapel Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013955. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.