Jacksonboro, South Carolina | |
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  Jacksonboro  Jacksonboro | |
| Coordinates: 32°46′13″N 80°27′16″W / 32.77028°N 80.45444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Colleton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.47 sq mi (37.47 km2) |
| • Land | 14.47 sq mi (37.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 412 |
| • Density | 28.47/sq mi (10.99/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 29446 |
| Area code(s) | 843 and 854 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1246146[3] |
Jacksonboro is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in southeastern Colleton County, South Carolina, United States, along the west side of the Edisto River.[3] Jacksonboro serves as a primary junction along U.S. Highway 17 between Charleston 32 miles (51 km) to the east and Beaufort 41 miles (66 km) to the southwest. Walterboro, the Colleton County seat, is 16 miles (26 km) to the northwest via South Carolina Highway 64. The population of Jacksonboro was 478 as of the 2010 census.[4]
Jacksonboro was founded in the 1730s, and named after John Jackson, the original owner of the town site.[5] The Pon Pon Chapel was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[6]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Jacksonboro, South Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Jacksonboro town, South Carolina". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). The Ocean Highway: New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida. Works Progress Administration. p. 136.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.