Welcome to Jersey ...

Jersey is located in Licking County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jersey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

Jersey is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Jersey: (740)

Communities Also Named Jersey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Jersey - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Jersey ...

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

• Columbus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Newark
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Westerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerville
  • Westerville is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westerville <4>
• Reynoldsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
  • Reynoldsburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsburg <4>
• Gahanna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
  • Gahanna is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <4>
• Upper Arlington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Arlington
  • Upper Arlington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Arlington <4>
• Pickerington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Whitehall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>
• Pataskala
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Worthington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,760 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <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 Jersey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jersey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jersey ...

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

Adding Jersey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jersey post office opened in 1833.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jersey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jersey. 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/