We found eighteen communities that share the name Jersey.
There is one other community in Nova Scotia which is also named Jersey.
Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these seventeen communities, three are located in Canada and fifteen are in the United States.
This Jersey is located in Bradley County and lies 1,727 miles [2,779.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradley County community of Jersey.
British Columbia
This Jersey lies 2,460 miles [3,959 km]<1> to the west northwest.
California
Contra Costa County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Jersey [Contra Costa County].
Colorado
Arapahoe County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Jersey [Arapahoe County].
Georgia
Walton County
This Jersey is located in Walton County and lies 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Jersey.
Idaho
Clearwater County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Jersey [Clearwater County].
Indiana
Switzerland County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Jersey [Switzerland County].
Maryland
Somerset County
This Jersey is located in Somerset County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Jersey.
Wicomico County
This Jersey is located in Wicomico County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km] to the southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Jersey.
Michigan
Oakland County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Jersey [Oakland County].
Missouri
Osage County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Jersey [Osage County].
Nevada
Pershing County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Jersey [Pershing County].
North Carolina
Davidson County
This Jersey is located in Davidson County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Jersey.
Ohio
Licking County
This Jersey is located in Licking County and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Jersey.
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Jersey.
Tennessee
Hamilton County
This Jersey is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Jersey.
Virginia
King George County
This Jersey is located in King George County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the King George County community of Jersey.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jersey ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Cross Mountain Road (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Mountain Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
Fountain Road (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fountain Road. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
Greenville Station (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenville Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hart Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mahoneys Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
Pugwash Junction (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pugwash Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pugwash River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ripley Loop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Jersey to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jersey and extending to:
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Jersey to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 33 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 23 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,074 miles [8,165.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,783 miles [9,306.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,658 miles [5,887 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jersey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jersey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6660, Longitude: -63.7261
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Jersey could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jersey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Jersey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 298.858 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 294.44 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 295.165 degrees.