Jacksonville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Jacksonville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Jacksonville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lehigh
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Lynn
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1820
Named For:Andrew Jackson
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:518
Coordinates:40.6708°N -75.8286°W
Population Metro:865,310 (US: 68th)
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:19529
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1177939

Jacksonville is an unincorporated community that is located in Lynn Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lehigh Valley, which has a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

History

After land had been given for a church and churchyard, the first house was built in 1820.[1] The village was named after President Andrew Jackson in 1845.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Mathews . Alfred . Hungerford . Austin N.. History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . 1884 . Everts & Richards . Philadelphia . 312 .
  2. Book: Miller . Benjamin L. . Toponymy . 74 .
  3. Web site: Michael A. . Stauffer . Paul W. . Fries . [{{NRHP-PA|H111467_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Frederick and Catherine Leaser Farm ]. . CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System for Pennsylvania.
  4. Book: Dedication of the Memorial Tablet to Frederick Leaser at Jacksonville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, November 29, 1928 . 1928 . .