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Welcome to Jacksontown ...

Jacksontown is located in Licking County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jacksontown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1831.

Jacksontown is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Jacksontown: 740 & 220<3>

The ZIP code for Jacksontown: 43030<4>

Communities Also Named Jacksontown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Jacksontown - they are located in Maryland, New Brunswick, North Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Jacksontown ...

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

  • Newark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lancaster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickerington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Pataskala
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Heath
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Heath is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,035 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <5>
  • Granville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Baltimore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Buckeye Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebron
    (4 miles [6.4 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 Jacksontown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jacksontown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jacksontown ...

Looking for more information about Jacksontown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Jacksontown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Jacksontown.

Adding Jacksontown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jacksontown post office opened in 1831.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jacksontown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Licking, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jacksontown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Jacksontown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Jacksontown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Jacksontown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Jacksontown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/