Jacksonville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Jacksonville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Jacob's Church in Jacksonville, Pennsylvania
Jacob's Church in Jacksonville, Pennsylvania
Jacksonville is located in Pennsylvania
Jacksonville
Jacksonville
Location of Jacksonville in Pennsylvania
Jacksonville is located in the United States
Jacksonville
Jacksonville
Jacksonville (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°40′15″N 75°49′43″W / 40.67083°N 75.82861°W / 40.67083; -75.82861
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
CountyLehigh
TownshipLynn
Founded1820
Named forAndrew Jackson
Elevation
158 m (518 ft)
Population
 • Metro
865,310 (US: 68th)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
19529
GNIS feature ID1177939 [1]

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 was donated for a church and churchyard, the first house was built in 1820.[2] The village was named after President Andrew Jackson in 1845.[3]

Points of interest

Monument to Frederick Leaser at Leaser Lake in Jacksonville

References

  1. ^ "Jacksonville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b Mathews, Alfred; Hungerford, Austin N. (1884). History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Everts & Richards. p. 312.
  3. ^ Miller, Benjamin L. Toponymy (PDF). p. 74.
  4. ^ Stauffer, Michael A.; Fries, Paul W. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Frederick and Catherine Leaser Farm" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission – via CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System for Pennsylvania. {{cite web}}: External link in |via= (help)
  5. ^ Dedication of the Memorial Tablet to Frederick Leaser at Jacksonville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, November 29, 1928. Pennsylvania Historical Commission. 1928.
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