Welcome to Jasper ...

Jasper is located in Lee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jasper, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Jasper is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Jasper is located in the (276) area code.

Communities Also Named Jasper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Jasper - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Jasper ...

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

• Church Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
  • Church Hill is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <4>
• Mount Carmel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Mount Carmel is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
• Big Stone Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <4>
• Waycross
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waycross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross
  • Waycross is located in Hawkins County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,091 people
• Norton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
  • Norton is located in Norton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
• Wise
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Wise is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <4>
• Gate City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
  • Gate City is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gate City <4>
• Cumberland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Harlan County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Pennington Gap
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
  • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
• Appalachia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
  • Appalachia is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <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 Jasper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jasper.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jasper ...

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

Adding Jasper to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jasper post office opened in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jasper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/