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Welcome to Jamboree ...

Jamboree is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jamboree, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

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

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

Area Code for Jamboree: 606

Communities near Jamboree ...

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

  • Williamson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Grundy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Grundy is located in Buchanan County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <3>
  • Elkhorn City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Delbarton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Matewan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Gilbert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Iaeger
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Cedarville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedarville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Freeburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Freeburn is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeburn
  • Paw Paw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Paw Paw is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jamboree ...

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

Adding Jamboree to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jamboree 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 Jamboree was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Jamboree post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jamboree.

Footnotes ...

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