Photo: Brian Stansberry (photographer) · CC BY 4.0
Jacks Creek’s post office opened in 1882, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
Most of Jacks Creek was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1948. Its Register listing is the Hamlett-Smith House.
How Jacks Creek began
When was Jacks Creek founded?
The Jacks Creek post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name.
1 historic place in Jacks Creek
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Questions about Jacks Creek’s history
What year was Jacks Creek founded?
The Jacks Creek post office opened in 1882, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Jacks Creek?
One place: the Hamlett-Smith House (listed 1983).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
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 →
From the National Register of Historic Places (1), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.