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Welcome to Jeffriesburg ...

Jeffriesburg is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jeffriesburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Jeffriesburg is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Jeffriesburg: 636

Communities near Jeffriesburg ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jeffriesburg ...

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

Adding Jeffriesburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jeffriesburg 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 Jeffriesburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jeffriesburg.

Footnotes ...

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