Welcome to Mount Jackson ...

The town of Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County<1>.

The location of Mount Jackson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Jackson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Jackson: Mt. Jackson

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mount Jackson has a population of 2,127 people<3> (see below for details).

Mount Jackson is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Mount Jackson: (540)

Websites for Mount Jackson ...

Official Website: www.mountjackson.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mount Jackson had an population of 2,127 people. This is an increase of 6.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.82% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mount Jackson had a population of 1,994 people. This makes Mount Jackson the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Mount Jackson represents 0.02% of the total population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 99th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,994 people, the population of Mount Jackson increased 19.83% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,664 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Jackson.

Communities Also Named Mount Jackson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Mount Jackson - they are located in California, Indiana and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Mount Jackson ...

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

• Woodstock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
• Luray
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
  • Luray is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luray <5>
• Broadway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <5>
• Timberville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberville
  • Timberville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberville <5>
• Shenandoah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <5>
• New Market
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <5>
• Stanley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <5>
• Edinburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Edinburg is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <5>
• Toms Brook
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Brook
  • Toms Brook is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toms Brook <5>
• Columbia Furnace
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Furnace
  • Columbia Furnace is located in Shenandoah County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Jackson ...

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

Adding Mount Jackson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Jackson 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 Mount Jackson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mount Jackson post office opened in 1826.

We also found Mount Jackson in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Jackson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mount Jackson: www.mountjackson.com/

The official website for Shenandoah County: www.co.shenandoah.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/