Welcome to Jay ...
So far, we found very little information about Jay. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jay to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jay, please Contact Us.
Jay would have been located within present day Lumpkin County<2>.
The location of Jay has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Jay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Jay is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Jay was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Jay would have been located in the (706) and (762)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Jay ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Jay - they are located in Arkansas (2), Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Vermont.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jay.
Communities near Jay ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jay.
- Rolston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Willow ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Dahlonega
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlonega
- Dahlonega is located in Lumpkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dahlonega <6>
- Cleveland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <6>
- Dawsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Dawsonville is located in Dawson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawsonville <6>
- Hargrove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Owltown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Youngcane ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Lumpkin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Clermont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
- Clermont is located in Hall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <6>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Jay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jay.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jay. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jay.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jay. See our Newspapers Page for Jay.
Adding Jay to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Jay in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Jay post office opened in 1880.
We also found Jay in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Jay.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Lumpkin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |