Welcome to Jackson Heights ...

Jackson Heights is located in Wilkes County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Jackson Heights: Jackson Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Jackson Heights is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Jackson Heights: 706 & 762<3>

Communities Also Named Jackson Heights ...

While we believe that this Jackson Heights is located in Wilkes County, we know of another 2 Georgia communities named Jackson Heights. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bibb and Dougherty County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 17 communities that are also named Jackson Heights - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Tennessee (3), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Jackson Heights ...

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

• Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
  • Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
• Carters Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Carters Grove is located in Taliaferro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Grove
  • Estimated population in 2019: 21,760 people
• Union Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Point is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Point <4>
• Lincolnton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <4>
• Hesters Ferry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
• Lundberg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lundberg is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundberg
  • Estimated population in 2019: 831 people
• Daniel Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Daniel Springs is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Springs
  • Estimated population in 2019: 594 people
• Cadley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cadley is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadley
  • Estimated population in 2019: 540 people
• Tignall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tignall is located in Wilkes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tignall
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tignall <4>
• Crawfordville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Crawfordville is located in Taliaferro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordville <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 Jackson Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jackson Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jackson Heights ...

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