Welcome to Mount Jackson ...

Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Jackson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1816.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Jackson: Mt. Jackson

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

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

Communities Also Named Mount Jackson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Mount Jackson - they are located in California, Indiana and Virginia.

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

Communities near Mount Jackson ...

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

• Youngstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Youngstown is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <3>
• New Castle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <3>
• Hermitage
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
  • Hermitage is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <3>
• Sharon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Sharon is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <3>
• Struthers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struthers
  • Struthers is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Struthers <3>
• Girard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <3>
• Beaver Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
  • Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Falls <3>
• Campbell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
  • Campbell is located in Mahoning County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <3>
• Grove City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <3>
• Hubbard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Trumbull County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Jackson ...

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

Adding Mount Jackson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mount Jackson post office opened in 1816.

We also found Mount Jackson in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Jackson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lawrence County: www.co.lawrence.pa.us/

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