Welcome to Jeffersonville ...
So far, we found very little information about Jeffersonville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jeffersonville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jeffersonville, please Contact Us.
Jeffersonville would have been located within present day Lee County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Jeffersonville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Jeffersonville is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Jeffersonville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Jeffersonville still existed, it would have been in the (319) area code.
Communities Also Named Jeffersonville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Jeffersonville - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania and Vermont.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jeffersonville.
Communities near Jeffersonville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jeffersonville.
- Fort Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Madison
- Fort Madison is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Madison <4>
- Keokuk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk
- Keokuk is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keokuk <4>
- Hamilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Hamilton is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,673 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
- Kahoka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kahoka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahoka
- Kahoka is located in Clark County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kahoka <4>
- Warsaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Warsaw is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
- Nauvoo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
- Nauvoo is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nauvoo <4>
- West Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- West Point is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
- Danville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Dallas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
- Dallas City is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas City <4>
- Donnellson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnellson
- Donnellson is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnellson <4>
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 Jeffersonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jeffersonville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jeffersonville. 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 Jeffersonville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jeffersonville. See our Newspapers Page for Jeffersonville.
Adding Jeffersonville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Jeffersonville 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 Jeffersonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Jeffersonville post office opened in 1856.
We also found Jeffersonville in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Jeffersonville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lee County: www.leecounty.org/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.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 Jeffersonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jeffersonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |