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Welcome to Jacks ...

Jacks is located in Kingfisher County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jacks, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Jacks is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Jacks lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Jacks: 405 & 572<3>

Communities Also Named Jacks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Jacks - it's located in Maine.

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

Communities near Jacks ...

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

  • Kingfisher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hennessey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Crescent
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Waukomis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Dover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
  • Drummond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Marshall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Loyal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Loyal is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loyal <4>
  • Bison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Oneida
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jacks ...

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

Adding Jacks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jacks 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 Jacks was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jacks.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Kingfisher, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jacks - 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 405 code has been Overlayed with the 572 area code. New phone numbers in the Jacks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 405 or 572. As a result, placing a call in the Jacks area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.