Map of Fannett CDP

Fannett is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,363 at the 2020 census. It is about 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Beaumont and is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area.

The community is named after B. J. Fannett, a local landowner who opened a general store there in the 1890s. When Japanese immigrants brought rice farming to the area, Fannett grew to meet the farmers’ needs.

Although oil has been discovered near Fannett, the town’s population has remained small.

In 1993 and again in 2004, Fannett was the center of a controversy over the naming of Jap Road (now Boondocks Road). The road had been named in the early 20th century in reference to the immigrant rice farmer Yoshio Mayumi. However, as social awareness increased over time, it became clear that the name was never meant to honor Mayumi and had always been an ethnic slur. Instead of naming the road after Mayumi, it was decided to change the name to Boondocks Road.

Fannett is home to the Clifton Steamboat Museum, which features a large exhibit on Lieutenant Commander Harry Brinkley Bass (after whom the United States Navy destroyer USS Brinkley Bass was named).

Fannett CDP overview:
Name:	Fannett CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Jefferson County
Elevation:	20 ft (6 m)
Total Area:	9.9 sq mi (25.6 km²)
Land Area:	9.8 sq mi (25.4 km²)
Water Area:	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Total Population:	2,363
Population Density:	230/sq mi (88.7/km²)
ZIP code:	77705
FIPS code:	4825404
GNISfeature ID:	1357219

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Fannett online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.