Welcome to Jess ...
So far, we found very little information about Jess. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jess to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Jess - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Jess, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Jess , we believe that it would have been located within present day Sheridan County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Jess, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.
Time Zone: The area where Jess was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Jess still existed, it would have been in the (308) area code.
Communities Also Named Jess ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Jess - they are located in Arkansas and Illinois.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jess.
Adding Jess to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Jess was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Jess.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.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 Jess, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Sheridan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |