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Welcome to Jesup ...

Jesup is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jesup, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Jesup is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Jesup: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Jesup ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Jesup - they are located in Georgia, Iowa and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Jesup ...

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

  • Cave City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Highland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland is located in Sharp County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Swifton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Swifton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Imboden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ravenden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Evening Shade
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Portia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Strawberry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Lynn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lynn is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jesup ...

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

Adding Jesup to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jesup in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Jesup was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jesup post office opened in 1894. The Jesup post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jesup.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' 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 Jesup - 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Jesup area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Jesup 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/