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Welcome to Jesseton ...

Jesseton is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jesseton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Jesseton is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Jesseton: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Jesseton ...

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

  • Decatur
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Decatur is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
    • Former names for Decatur:
    • Albany
    • New Decatur
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
  • Hartselle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Priceville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Moulton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Trinity
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Falkville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Flint City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Flint City is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
  • Addison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • West Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Point is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Courtland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 Jesseton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jesseton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jesseton ...

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

Adding Jesseton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jesseton 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 (so far) for Jesseton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jesseton post office opened in 1886. The Jesseton post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jesseton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jesseton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Jesseton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Jesseton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/