Welcome to Jay ...

Jay is located in Orleans County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jay, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.

Jay is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Jay: 802

Communities Also Named Jay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Jay - they are located in Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Jay ...

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

• Newport
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Newport is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
• Derby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Derby is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,184 people
• Sutton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
• Newport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Newport is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,121 people
• Stanstead
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanstead
• Enosburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Enosburg is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enosburg <3>
• Barton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Barton is located in Orleans County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,455 people
• Richford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Richford is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,303 people
• Potton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potton
• Berkshire
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Berkshire is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jay ...

Looking for more information about Jay? 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 Jay, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Jay.

Adding Jay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jay 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 Jay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Jay post office opened in 1836. The Jay post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jay.