Welcome to Jackson ...
So far, we found very little information about Jackson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jackson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jackson, please Contact Us.
Jackson would have been located within present day Box Elder County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Jackson, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Jackson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1900.
When the people of Jackson referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Jacksonian<4>
Time Zone: The area where Jackson was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Jackson and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).
Jackson would have been located in the (435) area code.
Communities Also Named Jackson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 73 communities that are also named Jackson - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey (3), New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (7), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (5), Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jackson.
Communities near Jackson ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Jackson.
- Bovine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Watercress Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watercress Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watercress Junction
- Watercress Junction is located in Box Elder County
- Watercress Junction has also been known as:
- Watercress
- Lucin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Terrace ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Boston Terrace ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boston Terrace. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Terrace
- Boston Terrace is located in Box Elder County
- Hogup
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Montello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
- Montello is located in Elko County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montello <6>
- Grouse Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grouse Creek
- Grouse Creek is located in Box Elder County
- Former name for Grouse Creek:
- Grouse Creek Fort
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grouse Creek <6>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Jackson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jackson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Jackson.
Adding Jackson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Jackson in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jackson was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Jackson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Box Elder County: www.boxeldercounty.org/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jackson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Box Elder, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Jackson refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Jackson may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |