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Welcome to Jacksontown ...

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

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


Jacksontown would have been located within present day Charles County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Jacksontown is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Jacksontown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Jacksontown was located: 301, 227 & 240<4>

Communities Also Named Jacksontown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Jacksontown - they are located in New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia.

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

Websites for Jacksontown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cccc-md.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Jacksontown, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Jacksontown ...

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

  • Fredericksburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • La Plata
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Dumfries
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
    • Dumfries is located in Prince William County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <5>
  • Indian Head
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
    • Indian Head is located in Charles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Head <5>
  • Occoquan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Occoquan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
    • Occoquan is located in Fairfax County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <5>
  • Quantico
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quantico have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
    • Quantico is located in Prince William County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <5>
  • Port Tobacco Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tobacco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
    • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Chamberlain Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamberlain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Village
    • Chamberlain Village is located in Prince William County (VA)
  • Mattawoman Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattawoman Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattawoman Village
    • Mattawoman Village is located in Charles County
  • Marbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marbury have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury
    • Marbury is located in Charles County

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

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

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

The official website for Charles County: www.charlescounty.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jacksontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Charles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jacksontown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Jacksontown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Jacksontown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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