Welcome to Jefferson ...Jefferson is located in Montgomery County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Jefferson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. The origin (or the toponymy) of Jefferson: Named for Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the 3rd President of the United States. Jefferson is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Jefferson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Jefferson: 620 Communities Also Named Jefferson ...While we believe that this Jefferson is located in Montgomery County, we know of another 2 Kansas communities named Jefferson. Those communities are located in the following counties: Republic and Shawnee County. Beyond Kansas, there are 58 communities that are also named Jefferson - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), California, Colorado (2), Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Mississippi (2), Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jefferson. Communities near Jefferson ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jefferson.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jefferson. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jefferson. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jefferson. See our Newspapers Page for Jefferson. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jefferson ...Looking for more information about Jefferson? 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 Jefferson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jefferson. Adding Jefferson to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Jefferson 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 Jefferson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Jefferson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Jefferson. Footnotes ...
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