Welcome to Port Jackson ...

So far, we found very little information about Port Jackson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Port Jackson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Port Jackson, please Contact Us.

Port Jackson would have been located within present day East Feliciana Parish<2>.

The location of Port Jackson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

A typical abbreviation for Port Jackson: Prt. Jackson

While the community is gone, the present day location for Port Jackson is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Port Jackson was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Port Jackson still existed, it would have been in the (225) area code.

Communities Also Named Port Jackson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Port Jackson - they are located in Florida, Illinois and Ohio.

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

Communities near Port Jackson ...

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

• Baton Rouge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baton Rouge <5>
• Central
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <5>
• Zachary
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
  • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <5>
• Baker
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <5>
• Port Allen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
  • Port Allen is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allen <5>
• New Roads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
  • New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <5>
• Jackson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Saint Francisville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <5>
• Livonia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <5>
• Maringouin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maringouin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maringouin
  • Maringouin is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maringouin <5>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/