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38.375846, -81.782874
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We found 58 communities that are also named Jefferson.
There is one other community in West Virginia that is also named Jefferson.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of 57 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 57 communities, 56 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Located In West Virginia ...
Lincoln County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Jefferson [Lincoln County].
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Jefferson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Jefferson [Jefferson County].
Marengo County
This Jefferson is located in Marengo County and lies 537 miles [864.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marengo County community of Jefferson.
Arkansas
Columbia County
This Jefferson is located in Columbia County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Jefferson.
Jefferson County
This Jefferson is located in Jefferson County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the west southwest of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Jefferson.
California
Los Angeles County
This Jefferson is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,041 miles [3,284.7 km]<2> to the west of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Jefferson.
Colorado
Arapahoe County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Jefferson [Arapahoe County].
Park County
This Jefferson is located in Park County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<2> to the west of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Jefferson.
Georgia
Camden County
This Jefferson is located in Camden County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<2> to the south of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Jefferson.
Jackson County
This Jefferson is located in Jackson County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km] to the south southwest of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Jefferson.
Putnam County
This Jefferson is located in Putnam County and lies 350 miles [563.3 km] to the south southwest of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Jefferson.
Illinois
Cook County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Jefferson [Cook County].
Indiana
Clinton County
This Jefferson is located in Clinton County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Jefferson.
Iowa
Greene County
This Jefferson is located in Greene County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Jefferson.
Kansas
Montgomery County
This Jefferson is located in Montgomery County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<2> to the west of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Jefferson.
Republic County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Jefferson [Republic County].
Shawnee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Jefferson [Shawnee County].
Louisiana
Jefferson Parish
This Jefferson is located in Jefferson Parish and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Parish community of Jefferson.
Lafayette Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Jefferson [Lafayette Parish].
Maine
Lincoln County
This Jefferson is located in Lincoln County and lies 754 miles [1,213.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Jefferson.
Maryland
Frederick County
This Jefferson is located in Frederick County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Jefferson.
Massachusetts
Worcester County
This Jefferson is located in Worcester County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Jefferson.
Michigan
Cass County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Jefferson [Cass County].
Hillsdale County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Jefferson [Hillsdale County].
Jackson County
This Jefferson is located in Jackson County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Jefferson.
Wayne County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Jefferson [Wayne County].
Mississippi
Carroll County
This Jefferson is located in Carroll County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Jefferson.
Jefferson County
This Jefferson is located in Jefferson County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km] to the southwest of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Jefferson.
Montana
Gallatin County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Jefferson [Gallatin County].
Nevada
Nye County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Jefferson [Nye County].
New Hampshire
Coos County
This Jefferson is located in Coos County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Jefferson.
New Jersey
Gloucester County
This Jefferson is located in Gloucester County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Jefferson.
New York
Greene County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Jefferson [Greene County].
Schoharie County
This Jefferson is located in Schoharie County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<2> to the northeast of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of Jefferson.
North Carolina
Ashe County
This Jefferson is located in Ashe County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<2> to the south of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Jefferson.
Nova Scotia
This Jefferson lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
Ohio
Ashtabula County
This Jefferson is located in Ashtabula County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Jefferson.
Fairfield County
This Jefferson is located in Fairfield County and lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north northwest of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Jefferson.
Jefferson County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Jefferson County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Jefferson.
Madison County
This Jefferson is located in Madison County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the northwest of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Jefferson.
Wayne County
This Jefferson is located in Wayne County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the north of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Jefferson.
Oklahoma
Grant County
This Jefferson is located in Grant County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<2> to the west of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Jefferson.
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Jefferson.
Oregon
Marion County
This Jefferson is located in Marion County and lies 2,151 miles [3,461.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Jefferson.
Pennsylvania
Clarion County
This Jefferson is located in Clarion County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Jefferson.
Greene County
This Jefferson is located in Greene County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the northeast of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Jefferson.
Schuylkill County
This Jefferson is located in Schuylkill County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km] to the east northeast of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Jefferson.
Washington County
This Jefferson is located in Washington County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the north northeast of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Jefferson.
York County
This Jefferson is located in York County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km] to the east northeast of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Jefferson.
South Carolina
Chesterfield County
This Jefferson is located in Chesterfield County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Jefferson.
South Dakota
Union County
This Jefferson is located in Union County and lies 827 miles [1,330.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Jefferson.
Tennessee
DeKalb County
This Jefferson is located in DeKalb County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Jefferson.
Rutherford County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Jefferson [Rutherford County].
Texas
Marion County
This Jefferson is located in Marion County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Jefferson.
Virginia
Fairfax County
This Jefferson is located in Fairfax County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<2> to the east of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Jefferson.
Powhatan County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Jefferson [Powhatan County].
Washington
Spokane County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Jefferson [Spokane County].
Wisconsin
Jefferson County
This Jefferson is located in Jefferson County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Jefferson that is located in Kanawha County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Jefferson.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jefferson ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Jefferson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jefferson and extending to:
Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies just to the east southeast (ESE).
The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Jefferson to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,833 miles [10,996.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,708 miles [7,576.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Jefferson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jefferson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>
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.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Jefferson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jefferson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3758, Longitude: -81.7829
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.752 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.621 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.92 degrees.