Welcome to Jerseytown ...

Jerseytown is located in Columbia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jerseytown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Jerseytown is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Jerseytown: (570)

Communities near Jerseytown ...

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

• Bloomsburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsburg
  • Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <4>
• Berwick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>
• Sunbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
• Milton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
• Lewisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Danville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Northumberland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
  • Northumberland is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northumberland <4>
• Kulpmont
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
  • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <4>
• Muncy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
  • Muncy is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncy <4>
• Watsontown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsontown
  • Watsontown is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watsontown <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 Jerseytown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jerseytown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jerseytown ...

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

Adding Jerseytown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jerseytown 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 Jerseytown was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Jerseytown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jerseytown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jerseytown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/