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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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Decatur is located in Morgan County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Trinity is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <4>
  • Falkville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkville
    • Falkville is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkville <4>
  • Flint City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
    • Flint City is located in Morgan County
  • Addison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • West Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • West Point is located in Cullman County
    • 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 for Jesseton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Jesseton post office opened in 1886.

We also found Jesseton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jesseton.

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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