Welcome to Jacksontown ...

Jacksontown is located in Licking County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Jacksontown lies within the (740) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Lancaster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Pickerington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerington
  • Pickerington is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickerington <4>
• Pataskala
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pataskala have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataskala
  • Pataskala is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pataskala <4>
• Heath
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
  • Heath is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <4>
• Granville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <4>
• Johnstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <4>
• Baltimore
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <4>
• Buckeye Lake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckeye Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Lake
  • Buckeye Lake is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye Lake <4>
• Hebron
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <4>

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 for Jacksontown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Jacksontown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jacksontown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Licking County: www.lcounty.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/