Welcome to Jefferson ...
So far, we found very little information about Jefferson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jefferson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jefferson, please Contact Us.
Jefferson would have been located within present day Powhatan County<2>.
The location of Jefferson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Jefferson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1819.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Jefferson is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Jefferson was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Jefferson would have been located in the (804) area code.
Communities Also Named Jefferson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Jefferson: This one is located in Powhatan County and the other is located in Fairfax County.
Beyond Virginia, there are 58 communities that are also named Jefferson - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), California, Colorado (2), Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Mississippi (2), Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jefferson.
Communities near Jefferson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jefferson.
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
- Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
- Maidens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidens
- Maidens is located in Goochland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maidens <5>
- Goochland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goochland
- Goochland is located in Goochland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goochland <5>
- Sandy Hook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Enon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Fife
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fife have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Fife is located in Goochland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <5>
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Lakeside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Hadensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Hadensville is located in Goochland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadensville <5>
- Huguenot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jefferson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jefferson. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jefferson. See our Newspapers Page for Jefferson.
Adding Jefferson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Jefferson 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 Jefferson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Jefferson post office opened in 1819.
We also found Jefferson in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Jefferson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Powhatan County: www.co.powhatan.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jefferson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Powhatan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jefferson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |