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Welcome to Jefferson City ...

So far, we found very little information about Jefferson City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Jefferson City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jefferson City, please Contact Us.

Jefferson City would have been located within present day Hamilton County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jefferson City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Jefferson City is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Jefferson City was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Jefferson City was located: 618 & 730<4>

Communities Also Named Jefferson City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Jefferson City: This one is located in Hamilton County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 5 communities that are also named Jefferson City - they are located in Colorado, Missouri, Montana and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Jefferson City ...

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

  • Fairfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Carmi
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • McLeansboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Norris City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayne City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Enfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dahlgren
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Belle Rive
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Sims
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

Adding Jefferson City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jefferson City 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 (so far) for Jefferson City was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jefferson City.

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 Jefferson City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jefferson City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Jefferson City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Jefferson City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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