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Introduction ...
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.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Jackson (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Jackson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Jackson is historic, it would have been located within present day Muskingum County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Muskingum County: Coshocton, Guernsey, Licking, Morgan, Noble & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Jackson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jackson:
- Muskingum County (The home county of Jackson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Pleasant Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Wortley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wortley is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
- North Zanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
- Zanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- White Eyes Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- White Eyes Town is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eyes Town
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Buckeye
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- South Zanesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Philo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Norwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McDonald
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McDonald is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Darlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Athens County
- Hartleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Conesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Cooperdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
- Plainfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coshocton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Bedford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- Canal Lewisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- West Lafayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Mohawk Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Warsaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Guilford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Fresno
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Nellie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Fairfield Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Beach is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Beach
- Rushville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Rushville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Claysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Claysville is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Abledell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Abledell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abledell
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Meadow Village is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
- Bluebell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bluebell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluebell
- Bluebell has also been known as:
- Opperman
- Cambridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oldham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Byesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Birds Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Buffalo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Bladensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Esto ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Esto is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Gratiot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gratiot is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratiot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Brownsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Little Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Claylick
- Hanover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Hollister's Mill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister's Mill is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister's Mill
- Reform
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Claylick ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Claylick is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Ben
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ben is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Wilkins Run
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Rain Rock ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rain Rock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Durant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Durant is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Eagleport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eagleport is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleport
- Deavertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Deavertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavertown
- Malta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McConnelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Morganville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Morganville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgan
- Wolf Creek
- Reinersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Neelysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Hackney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Westland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Elliott Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Stockport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Todds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Mount Zion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Hoskinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Olive Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Belle Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sarahsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Caldwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ephraim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Kennonsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mud Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Ashton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Dungannon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- South Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Roseville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Redfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Mount Perry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Perry is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Perry
- Clover Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Chalfants
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chalfants is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfants
- Rehoboth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- San Toy ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- San Toy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Toy
- San Toy has also been known as:
- Santoy
- Somerset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Rendville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rendville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Postboy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Postboy is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postboy
- Newcomerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bernice is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
- Washington County
- Luke Chute
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Luke Chute is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke Chute
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jackson, see our County-by-County Page for Jackson.
Cemeteries Near Jackson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jackson.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Jackson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jackson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old St. Nicholas Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairview Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Methodist Cemetery
- The Fairview Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Church Cemetery
- Fairview Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1996013 <3>
- Bowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salt Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moxahala Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (576 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miller - Spangler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bunting Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Jackson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jackson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
- Oakland ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Griffin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Sonora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sonora is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Carlwick ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carlwick is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlwick
- Bridgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bridgeville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Zanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Putnam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- West Zanesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Zanesville
- South Zanesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
- Buckeye
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Duncan Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pierce ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Seawright ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seawright is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawright
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- East Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Greenwood is located in Muskingum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jackson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jackson.
Newspapers Published in Jackson ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jackson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jackson, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jackson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Jackson:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Muskingum County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Coshocton County
- Fairfield County
- Guernsey County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Perry County
- Tuscarawas County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jackson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |