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Jacksonwald’s post office opened in 1870

Most of Jacksonwald was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1990.

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How Jacksonwald began

When was Jacksonwald founded?

1870

The Jacksonwald post office opened in 1870, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 3,246156 years
Founding year: the first Jacksonwald post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Jacksonwald’s past

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How Jacksonwald came to be

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The Village of Jacksonwald was established in 1870, when John Jackson built the Jacksonwald Hotel on the corner of Oley Turnpike Road and Church Lane Road. The Hotel overlooked a little red schoolhouse which was also built in 1870, then restored in 1970 for its 100th anniversary. Prior to 1870, the area was once referred to as Schwarzwald, German for "black forest," because it reminded early settlers of the Black Forest region of Germany. Nevertheless, on March 27, 1967, the Jacksonwald Hotel was demolished to make way for a Boyertown headquartered bank branch, National Penn Bank.

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Famous people close to Jacksonwald

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John UpdikeAmerican novelist, poet · b. 1932
Wallace StevensAmerican poet · b. 1879
Chad HurleyAmerican businessman, co-founder of YouTube · b. 1977
John BarrassoAmerican physician and politician · b. 1952
Spencer Fullerton BairdAmerican naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologi… · b. 1823
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Austin SwiftAmerican actor · b. 1992
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Reiffton2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townExeter Township7 historic placesB−St. Lawrence2 historic placesB

Questions about Jacksonwald’s history

What year was Jacksonwald founded?

The Jacksonwald post office opened in 1870, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

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