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Welcome to Jackson Ferry ...

Jackson Ferry is located in Clark County<1>.

Jackson Ferry is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Jackson Ferry and travel east, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Jackson Ferry: 859

Communities Also Named Jackson Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Jackson Ferry - they are located in Alabama (2) and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Jackson Ferry ...

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

  • Lexington - Fayette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
  • Richmond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Nicholasville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Winchester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mount Sterling
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Stanton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Irvine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Camargo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Clay City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • North Middletown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jackson Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jackson Ferry - 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.