Do you know of Jackson ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Jackson. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Jackson.<1>
We found mention of Jackson as a post office (see Mentions and References below), but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Decatur County, Kansas.
It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.<2>
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1879 and closed in 1889.
Communities Also Named Jackson ...
We found 75 communities that share the name Jackson.
There is one other community in Kansas which is also named Jackson.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another 72 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 72 communities, 72 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Jackson, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Kansas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Choctaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Jackson [Choctaw County].
- Clarke County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Jackson [Clarke County].
- Arkansas
- California
- Amador County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Jackson [Amador County].
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Cassia County
- Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Jackson [Cassia County].
- Illinois
- Lawrence County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Jackson [Lawrence County].
- Indiana
- Ripley County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Jackson [Ripley County].
- Starke County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Jackson [Starke County].
- Tipton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Jackson [Tipton County].
- Iowa
- Jones County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Jackson [Jones County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- East Feliciana Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Jackson [East Feliciana Parish].
- Maine
- Waldo County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Jackson [Waldo County].
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Jackson [Allegany County].
- Cecil County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Jackson [Cecil County].
- Michigan
- Jackson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Jackson [Jackson County].
- Marquette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Jackson [Marquette County].
- Minnesota
- Jackson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Jackson [Jackson County].
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Jackson [Hinds County].
- Missouri
- Cape Girardeau County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Jackson [Cape Girardeau County].
- Daviess County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Jackson [Daviess County].
- Jasper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Jackson [Jasper County].
- Montana
- Beaverhead County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Jackson [Beaverhead County].
- Nebraska
- Dakota County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Jackson [Dakota County].
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- Carroll County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Jackson [Carroll County].
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Jackson [Camden County].
- Hudson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Jackson [Hudson County].
- Ocean County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Jackson [Ocean County].
- New Mexico
- New York
- Cayuga County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Jackson [Cayuga County].
- Tompkins County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Jackson [Tompkins County].
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Hancock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Jackson [Hancock County].
- Jackson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Jackson [Jackson County].
- Mahoning County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Jackson [Mahoning County].
- Morrow County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Jackson [Morrow County].
- Muskingum County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Jackson [Muskingum County].
- Ross County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Jackson [Ross County].
- Wayne County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Jackson [Wayne County].
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Jackson.
- Pennsylvania
- Columbia County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Jackson [Columbia County].
- Erie County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Jackson [Erie County].
- Monroe County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Jackson [Monroe County].
- Susquehanna County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Jackson [Susquehanna County].
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Jackson [Warren County].
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- Please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Jackson [Providence County].
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Madison County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Jackson [Madison County].
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Louisa County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Jackson [Louisa County].
- Washington
- Columbia County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Jackson [Columbia County].
- Cowlitz County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Jackson [Cowlitz County].
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Jackson [Boone County].
- Wood County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Jackson [Wood County].
- Wisconsin
- Washington County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Jackson [Washington County].
- Wyoming
- Teton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Jackson [Teton County].
- Alabama
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- We haven't found the location of this Jackson
- Barbados
- We haven't found the location of this Jackson
- Australia
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Jackson ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Jackson:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
More Orphans in Decatur County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Decatur County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Jackson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |