Welcome to South Jackson ...

South Jackson is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Jackson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

A typical abbreviation for South Jackson: S. Jackson

South Jackson is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: South Jackson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

South Jackson is within the boundaries of the (517) area code.

Communities Also Named South Jackson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Jackson - it's located in Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Jackson.

Communities near South Jackson ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South Jackson.

• Jackson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
  • Former name for Jackson:
  • Jacksonopolis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
• Albion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <3>
• Hillsdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <3>
• Jonesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <3>
• Homer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>
• Litchfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <3>
• Brooklyn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <3>
• Grass Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
  • Grass Lake is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Lake <3>
• Concord
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <3>
• Onsted
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onsted have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onsted
  • Onsted is located in Lenawee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onsted <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around South Jackson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Jackson.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of South Jackson. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Jackson.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around South Jackson. See our Newspapers Page for South Jackson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Jackson ...

Looking for more information about South Jackson? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to South Jackson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Jackson.

Adding South Jackson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Jackson in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for South Jackson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Jackson post office opened in 1837.

We also found South Jackson in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Jackson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Jackson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/