Welcome to Jefferson ...

So far, we found very little information about Jefferson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Jefferson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Jefferson - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Jefferson, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Jefferson , we believe that it would have been located within present day Jefferson County<2>.

The pronunciation of Jefferson: JEHF-ur-suhn<3>

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

Time Zone: The area where Jefferson was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Jefferson would have been located in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Jefferson ...

While we believe that this Jefferson is located in Jefferson County, we know of another 4 Ohio communities named Jefferson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Ashtabula, Fairfield, Madison and Wayne County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 58 communities that are also named Jefferson - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), California, Colorado (2), Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Mississippi (2), Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Adding Jefferson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jefferson 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 Jefferson was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Jefferson on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jefferson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyoh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 Jefferson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Jefferson. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.