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Welcome to Jason ...

Jason is located in Todd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jason, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Jason is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Jason lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Jason: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Jason ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Jason: This one is located in Todd County and the other is located in Leslie County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 3 communities that are also named Jason - they are located in North Carolina and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Jason ...

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

  • Russellville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Central City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
    • Former names for Central City:
    • Moreheads Horse Mill
    • Stroud City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
  • Greenville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elkton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • White Plains
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewisburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Powderly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Drakesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Rochester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rochester is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Clifty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifty is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jason ...

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

Adding Jason to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jason 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 Jason was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jason post office opened in 1902. The Jason post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jason.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Todd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jason - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Jason area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Jason area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/