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Welcome to Jackson Hill ...

Jackson Hill is located in Davidson County<1>.

The pronunciation of Jackson Hill: JACK-sun<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jackson Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1830.

Jackson Hill is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Jackson Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Jackson Hill: 336 & 743<4>

Communities Also Named Jackson Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Jackson Hill - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Jackson Hill ...

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

  • Salisbury
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lexington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Albemarle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Spencer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Granite Quarry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Rockwell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Badin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Denton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Spencer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • East Spencer is located in Rowan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
  • Faith
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jackson Hill ...

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

Adding Jackson Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jackson Hill 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 Jackson Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Jackson Hill post office opened in 1830. The Jackson Hill post office closed in 1975.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jackson Hill.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Davidson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Jackson Hill. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jackson Hill - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Jackson Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Jackson Hill 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>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/