Welcome to Jacksonville ...

Although we found mention of Jacksonville during our research, we really don't have any information about it.<1> Given the context of how Jacksonville was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

We've added Jacksonville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jacksonville, please Contact Us.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jacksonville, 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 1897.

When the people of Jacksonville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Jacksonvillian<2>

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Jacksonville might be (or was) located is in the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: AST- Heure Normale de l'Atlantique (HNA), ADT- Heure Avancée de l'Atlantique (HAA).

We believe that Jacksonville would be found within the (902) area code.

Communities Also Named Jacksonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 56 communities that are also named Jacksonville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa (3), Kansas (4), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Missouri (4), Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oregon, Pennsylvania (6), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Jacksonville ...

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

Barra Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barra Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barra Head
River Bourgeois
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bourgeois came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bourgeois
Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
Sporting Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sporting Mountain came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Mountain
D'Escousse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Escousse came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Escousse
Lower L'Ardoise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower L'Ardoise
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lower L'Ardoise <4>
Soldiers Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Cove
Hay Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hay Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Cove
Little Harbour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Harbour
McNabs Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNabs Cove

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jacksonville ...

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

Adding Jacksonville to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Jacksonville was on a map titled Map of Maritime Provinces of Canada (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jacksonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca

Footnotes ...

<1>	If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Jacksonville and then turned west". While Jacksonville could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Jacksonville as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Jacksonville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Jacksonville refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Jacksonville may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.