Welcome to Jessamine ...

Jessamine is located in Pasco County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jessamine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Jessamine is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Jessamine lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Jessamine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Jessamine: This one is located in Pasco County and the other is located in Orange County.

Beyond Florida, there are 3 communities that are also named Jessamine - they are located in Kentucky and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Jessamine ...

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

• Zephyrhills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyrhills
  • Zephyrhills is located in Pasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zephyrhills <3>
• Brooksville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
  • Brooksville is located in Hernando County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooksville <3>
• Dade City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dade City
  • Dade City is located in Pasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dade City <3>
• Bushnell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
  • Bushnell is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushnell <3>
• San Antonio
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
  • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
  • Former name for San Antonio:
  • Lake Jovita
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <3>
• Saint Leo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
  • Saint Leo is located in Pasco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Leo <3>
• Webster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Webster is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <3>
• Weeki Wachee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee
  • Weeki Wachee is located in Hernando County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weeki Wachee <3>
• Spring Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
• Trilby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trilby
  • Trilby is located in Pasco County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trilby <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jessamine ...

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

Adding Jessamine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Jessamine post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jessamine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pasco County: www.pascocountyfl.net/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/