Welcome to Jacksonville ...
So far, we found very little information about Jacksonville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
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.
Jacksonville would have been located within present day Tuolumne County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Jacksonville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Jacksonville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851. The community was inundated by the Don Pedro Reservoir.
When the people of Jacksonville referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Jacksonvillian<4>
Time Zone: The area where Jacksonville was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Jacksonville once stood is in the (209) area code.
Communities Also Named Jacksonville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 55 communities that are also named Jacksonville - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, 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.
- Sonora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <5>
- Angels
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Angels City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
- Angels City is located in Calaveras County
- Big Oak Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Flat
- Big Oak Flat is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Oak Flat <5>
- Chinese Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Camp
- Chinese Camp is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chinese Camp <5>
- Groveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Groveland is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groveland <5>
- Stent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stent
- Stent is located in Tuolumne County
- Yosemite Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Junction
- Yosemite Junction is located in Tuolumne County
- East Sonora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
- East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
- Jamestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Tuolumne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
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 Jacksonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jacksonville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jacksonville. 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 Jacksonville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jacksonville. See our Newspapers Page for Jacksonville.
Adding Jacksonville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Jacksonville in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jacksonville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Jacksonville post office opened in 1851.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Jacksonville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Tuolumne County: www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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 Jacksonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tuolumne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |