Welcome to Jack ...

Jack is located in Saint Helena Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jack, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Jack is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Jack lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Jack: (225)

Communities Also Named Jack ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Jack - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Virginia.

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

Communities near Jack ...

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

• Walker
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
• Amite City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amite City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amite City
  • Amite City is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amite City <4>
• Kentwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
• Livingston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
• Independence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Clinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Roseland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Roseland is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <4>
• Albany
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Tangipahoa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangipahoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangipahoa
  • Tangipahoa is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangipahoa <4>
• Tickfaw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickfaw
  • Tickfaw is located in Tangipahoa Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tickfaw <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 Jack. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jack.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jack ...

Looking for more information about Jack? 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 Jack, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jack.

Adding Jack to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jack 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 Jack was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jack post office opened in 1901.

We also found Jack on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jack.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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