Welcome to Jackson Heights ...

Jackson Heights is located in Hamblen County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Jackson Heights: Jackson Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Jackson Heights is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Jackson Heights ...

While we believe that this Jackson Heights is located in Hamblen County, we know of another 2 Tennessee communities named Jackson Heights. Those communities are located in the following counties: Maury and Rutherford County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 17 communities that are also named Jackson Heights - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Jackson Heights ...

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

• Kodak
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Kodak is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <3>
• Clevenger
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clevenger is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
  • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
• Cook Mill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
• Morristown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Morristown is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <3>
• Dyers Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
• Jefferson City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <3>
• Oakland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oakland is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
• Newport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Newport is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
• Jaybird
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jaybird is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
• Dandridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dandridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dandridge <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 Jackson Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jackson Heights.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jackson Heights ...

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