Welcome to Jason ...

Jason is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jason, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Jason is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Jason: 252

Communities Also Named Jason ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Jason - they are located in Kentucky (2) and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Jason ...

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

• Goldsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Goldsboro is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsboro <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Goldsboro
  • From Jason to Goldsboro
• Kinston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kinston is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinston <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kinston
  • From Jason to Kinston
• Farmville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmville is located in Pitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Farmville
  • From Jason to Farmville
• Grifton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Grifton is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grifton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grifton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grifton
  • From Jason to Grifton
• La Grange
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • La Grange is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <3>
• Snow Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Snow Hill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Snow Hill
  • From Jason to Snow Hill
• Fremont
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fremont is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fremont
  • From Jason to Fremont
• Walnut Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
• Stantonsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Stantonsburg is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stantonsburg <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stantonsburg
  • From Jason to Stantonsburg
• Black Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Creek is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jason ...

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

Adding Jason to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jason 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 Jason was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Jason post office opened in 1886. The Jason post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jason.