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Welcome to Jerseyville ...

Jerseyville is located in Monmouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jerseyville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.

Jerseyville is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Jerseyville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Jerseyville - they are located in Illinois and Ontario.

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

Websites for Jerseyville ...

Junior League:   www.jlmc.org/

Communities near Jerseyville ...

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

  • Perth Amboy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Perth Amboy is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,309 people
  • Long Branch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Long Branch is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,210 people
  • Asbury Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Asbury Park is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,377 people
  • South Amboy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • South Amboy is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amboy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,095 people
  • Neptune City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Neptune City is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,594 people
  • Shrewsbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Shrewsbury is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,040 people
  • Loch Arbour
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Loch Arbour is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Arbour
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Colts Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Colts Neck is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colts Neck
  • Marlboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Marlboro is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
  • Bradevelt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bradevelt is located in Monmouth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradevelt

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jerseyville ...

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

Adding Jerseyville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jerseyville 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 Jerseyville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Jerseyville post office opened in 1869. The Jerseyville post office closed in 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jerseyville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Monmouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jerseyville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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/