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Jacksonville is an unincorporated community in Lynn Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. After land had been given for a church and churchyard, the first house was built in 1820.[2] The village was named after President Andrew Jackson in 1845.[3] 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.
Jacksonville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | |
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Unincorporated community | |
 Jacob's Church, Jacksonville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | |
  Jacksonville  Jacksonville | |
| Coordinates: 40°40′15″N 75°49′43″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| County | Lehigh |
| Township | Lynn |
| Founded | 1820 |
| Named for | Andrew Jackson |
| Elevation | 158 m (518 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Metro | 865,310 (US: 68th) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 19529 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1177939 [1] |
Points of interest
- Jacob's Church, the third building for the congregation, was built here in 1864.[2]
- Leaser Lake, including the 1928 monument to Frederick Leaser, who transported the Liberty Bell to the Zion Reformed Church in Allentown during the American Revolutionary War.[4][5]
References
- "Jacksonville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- Mathews, Alfred; Hungerford, Austin N. (1884). History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Everts & Richards. p. 312.
- Miller, Benjamin L. Toponymy (PDF). p. 74.
- 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= - Dedication of the Memorial Tablet to Frederick Leaser at Jacksonville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, November 29, 1928. Pennsylvania Historical Commission. 1928.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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