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Welcome to Jacktown ...

Jacktown is located in Washington County<1>.

Jacktown is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Jacktown lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Jacktown: 503 & 971<3>

Communities Also Named Jacktown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Jacktown - they are located in Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Jacktown ...

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

  • Portland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Vancouver
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Beaverton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tigard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Tigard is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <4>
  • Lake Oswego
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Oregon City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tualatin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • West Linn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Forest Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jacktown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jacktown - 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 503 code has been Overlayed with the 971 area code. New phone numbers in the Jacktown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 503 or 971. As a result, placing a call in the Jacktown 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.