Jacksonville Ohio Map

About Jacksonville, Ohio

Jacksonville is a locality in Adams County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 400. The population density is 643.5 people per km². Jacksonville is located at 39.4759°N, 82.0795°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Jacksonville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 45504, 45660, 43952.

Jacksonville occupies a terrain defined by the persistent, rhythmic rise of the Appalachian foothills, where the earth settles into a series of quiet, shadowed folds. It lies 26.7 miles west-northwest of Portsmouth, OH (from Portsmouth, OH: bearing 297°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east of Wayne Township Adams County. The landscape surrounding Jacksonville is dominated by the looming presence of Hoop Ridge, which anchors the horizon in a steady, earthen weight, while the low-lying basin of Polk Hollow draws the morning mist into its cool, damp depths. Only a mile away, the waters of Ohio Brush Creek trace a narrow, persistent path through the soil, carving a slow geometry into the landscape that has remained constant for generations. To the north, the landscape opens into the protected expanse of Spruce Hill-Rocky Fork-Hope Springs-Rock Run-Kamama Prairie, a sanctuary of wild grasses and quiet biodiversity, while the small, reflective surface of Laycocks Farm Pond Number One catches the pale, amber light of late afternoon.

Coal once dictated the pulse of Jacksonville, carving a legacy of industry into the bedrock that continues to shape the character of the streets and the lean, hardworking temperament of its inhabitants. While the fervor of the mines has long since faded into a secondary memory, the remnants of that era persist in the architecture and the resilient, pragmatic culture that defines daily existence here. Life moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, governed more by the shifting seasons than by the frantic demands of the modern world. Beyond the reach of any distant, clamorous city, the people maintain a connection to the land that feels both ancient and earned, a quiet endurance that mirrors the slow, steady flow of the nearby creek and the immutable, watchful presence of the ridges.

About This Jacksonville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jacksonville, Ohio. Coordinates: 39.47593, -82.079504. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Jacksonville includes the ZIP code (45504, 45660, 43952), telephone area code (740, 937), county seat of Adams County (West Union), and school district assignment (Trimble Local School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.