Welcome to Jett ...

Jett is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Jett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jett, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Jett is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Jett lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Jett lies within the (502) area code.

Communities Also Named Jett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Jett - they are located in Arkansas, Nevada, Oregon and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jett.

Communities near Jett ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jett.

• Lexington - Fayette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
• Georgetown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Frankfort
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Lawrenceburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
• Versailles
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Midway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
• Pleasureville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
  • Pleasureville is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasureville <4>
• Stamping Ground
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
  • Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
• Monterey
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
• Keene
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Jessamine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <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 Jett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jett.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jett. 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 Jett.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jett. See our Newspapers Page for Jett.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jett ...

Looking for more information about Jett? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Jett, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jett.

Adding Jett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jett in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jett was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Jett on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/