Jacksontown, Ohio

Jacksontown is an unincorporated community in central Licking Township, Licking County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43030.^[1] It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 40 with State Route 13.

Jacksontown is the birthplace of Carl Osburn, winner of five Olympic gold medals, four silver medals and two bronze. It is also the headquarters for the Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) District 5.^[2]

History

Jacksontown was originally called Jackson, and under the latter name was laid out in 1829.^[3] A post office has been in operation under the name Jacksontown since 1831.^[4]

References

↑ Zip Code Lookup
↑ http://www.dot.state.oh.us/districts/d05/Pages/default.aspx
↑ Brister, Edwin M. P. (1909). Centennial History of the City of Newark and Licking County, Ohio. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 249.
↑ "Licking County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Licking County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Newark

Cities	Heath New Albany‡ Newark Pataskala Reynoldsburg‡

Villages	Alexandria Buckeye Lake‡ Granville Gratiot‡ Hanover Hartford Hebron Johnstown Kirkersville St. Louisville Utica‡

Townships	Bennington Bowling Green Burlington Eden Etna Fallsbury Franklin Granville Hanover Harrison Hartford Hopewell Jersey Liberty Licking Madison Mary Ann McKean Monroe Newark Newton Perry St. Albans Union Washington

CDPs	Beechwood Trails Brownsville Etna Granville South Harbor Hills Marne

Unincorporated communities	Amsterdam Appleton Ben Boston Chatham Columbia Center Fleatown Fredonia Homer Jacksontown Jersey Linnville Lloyd Corners Lock‡ Locust Grove Luray New Way Outville Perryton Rain Rock Toboso Union Station Wagram Welsh Hills Wilkins Run

Ghost towns	Belfast Central City Chatham Claylick Denmans Crossroads Exeter Livingston Lockport Long Run Moscow Mount Hope New Winchester Oberlin Raccoon Town

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°57′34″N 82°24′47″W / 39.95944°N 82.41306°W / 39.95944; -82.41306

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