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Welcome to Jacks Creek ...

Jacks Creek is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jacks Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1932.

A typical abbreviation for Jacks Creek: Jacks Crk. (or less commonly used: Jacks Ck. or Jacks Cr.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Jacks Creek for more information about variations on the name of Jacks Creek.

Jacks Creek is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Jacks Creek: 606

Communities Also Named Jacks Creek ...

While we believe that this Jacks Creek is located in Clay County, we know of another 2 Kentucky communities named Jacks Creek. Those communities are located in the following counties: Floyd and Leslie County.

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

Communities near Jacks Creek ...

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

  • Manchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hyden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Booneville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Buckhorn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Barcreek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Barcreek is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
  • Saul
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Saul is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
  • Oneida
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oneida is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Mistletoe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
  • Thousandsticks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
  • Teges
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Teges is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jacks Creek ...

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

Adding Jacks Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jacks Creek 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 (so far) for Jacks Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Jacks Creek post office opened in 1932. The Jacks Creek post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jacks Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jacks Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/