Welcome to Jackson Hill ...

Jackson Hill is located in Davidson County<1>.

The location of Jackson Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Jackson Hill: JACK-sun<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jackson Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Jackson Hill is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Jackson Hill: (336)

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <5>
• Lexington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Albemarle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
  • Albemarle is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albemarle <5>
• Spencer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
• Granite Quarry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Quarry
  • Granite Quarry is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Quarry <5>
• Rockwell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
  • Rockwell is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwell <5>
• Badin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badin
  • Badin is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badin <5>
• Denton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <5>
• East Spencer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
  • East Spencer is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
• Faith
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • Faith is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faith <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 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 for Jackson Hill was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Jackson Hill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jackson Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Davidson County: www.co.davidson.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/