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Welcome to Jamisonville ...

Jamisonville is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jamisonville, 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.

Jamisonville is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Jamisonville ...

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

  • Butler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ellwood City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Zelienople
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Slippery Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Seven Fields
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Seven Fields is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
  • Evans City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mars
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Mars is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars <3>
  • Saxonburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Valencia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Prospect
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jamisonville ...

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

Adding Jamisonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jamisonville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jamisonville - 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.