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Welcome to Jack ...

Jack is located in Saint Helena Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jack, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Jack is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Jack: 225

Communities Also Named Jack ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Jack - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri and Virginia.

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

Communities near Jack ...

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

  • Walker
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
  • Amite City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Kentwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Independence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Clinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
  • Roseland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Albany
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Albany is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
  • Tangipahoa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tickfaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jack ...

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

Adding Jack to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jack post office opened in 1901. The Jack post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jack.

Footnotes ...

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