Welcome to Jefferson City ...The city of Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Jefferson City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Jefferson City has a population of 8,187 people<2> (see below for details). Jefferson City is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Jefferson City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Jefferson City: 865 The ZIP code for Jefferson City: 37760<4> Going back to its beginning, The community of Jefferson City was originally named Mossy Creek. For more information about the names of Jefferson City, see The Names of Jefferson City on our Genealogy Page. Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jefferson City had an population of 8,187 people. This is an increase of 1.74% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.5% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Jefferson City had a population of 8,047 people (or 15.56% of the total population of Jefferson County). This makes Jefferson City the county's most populous community. The population of Jefferson City represents 0.13% of the population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 66th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 8,047 people, the population of Jefferson City increased 3.7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,760 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Jefferson City. Communities Also Named Jefferson City ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Jefferson City - they are located in Colorado, Illinois (2), Missouri and Montana. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jefferson City. Communities near Jefferson City ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jefferson City.
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 Jefferson City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jefferson City. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jefferson City. 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 Jefferson City. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jefferson City. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Jefferson City. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jefferson City ...Looking for more information about Jefferson City? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Jefferson City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Jefferson City. Adding Jefferson City to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Jefferson City 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 Jefferson City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Jefferson City. Footnotes ...
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