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Welcome to Jaysville ...

Jaysville is located in Darke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jaysville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Jaysville is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Jaysville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.darkecountyohio.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Jaysville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Jaysville ...

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

  • Piqua
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Englewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
    • Englewood is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,502 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <3>
  • Clayton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
  • Greenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Darke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
  • Union
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>
  • Brookville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Milton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Union City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Covington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Versailles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jaysville ...

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

Adding Jaysville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jaysville 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 Jaysville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jaysville post office opened in 1860.

We also found Jaysville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jaysville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Darke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jaysville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/