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Introduction ...

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Jackson is located in Columbia County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbia County: Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill & Sullivan.

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:

  • Columbia County     (The home county of Jackson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
    • Coles Mill
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Benton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Waller
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
      • Waller is located in Columbia County
    • Greenwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rohrsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rohrsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrsburg
      • Rohrsburg is located in Columbia County
    • Stillwater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Iola
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Welliversville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Zaner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Millville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Orangeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Eyers Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eyers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyers Grove
      • Eyers Grove is located in Columbia County
    • Jamison City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamison City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison City
      • Jamison City is located in Columbia County
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
    • Laddsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laddsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddsburg
      • Laddsburg is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Laddsburg
      • From Jackson to Laddsburg
    • Overton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Overton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
      • Overton is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Overton
      • From Jackson to Overton
    • New Albany
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
      • New Albany is located in Bradford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <1>
    • Wilmot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilmot
      • From Jackson to Wilmot
    • Evergreen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evergreen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Bradford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evergreen
      • From Jackson to Evergreen
    • New Era
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Luzerne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
    • Clarks View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • New Columbus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
      • New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Fairmount Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Register
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Register. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
      • Register is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Register
      • From Jackson to Register
    • Harveyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Mossville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Rock
      • From Jackson to Red Rock
    • Huntington Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Waterton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Rittenhouse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rittenhouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse
      • Rittenhouse is located in Luzerne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rittenhouse
      • From Jackson to Rittenhouse
    • Bloomingdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • East Berwick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
      • East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
  • Lycoming County
  • Montour County
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
    • Turbotville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turbotville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbotville
      • Turbotville is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turbotville <1>
    • Riverside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <1>
    • Chulasky
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chulasky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulasky
      • Chulasky is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chulasky
      • From Jackson to Chulasky
    • McEwensville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rushtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rushtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushtown
      • Rushtown is located in Northumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rushtown
      • From Jackson to Rushtown
    • Potts Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dewart
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Watsontown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Elysburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysburg
      • Elysburg is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysburg <1>
    • Marion Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Heights
      • Marion Heights is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
    • Milton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
    • Snydertown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snydertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snydertown
      • Snydertown is located in Northumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
    • Bear Gap
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
    • Nuremberg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Zion Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferndale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ferndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
      • Ferndale is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ferndale
      • From Jackson to Ferndale
    • Ringtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oneida
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brandonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Krebs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Krebs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
      • Krebs is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Krebs
      • From Jackson to Krebs
    • Sheppton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheppton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppton
      • Sheppton is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheppton <1>
    • Raven Run
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Raven Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Run
      • Raven Run is located in Schuylkill County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Raven Run
      • From Jackson to Raven Run
    • Lost Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shenandoah Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Heights
      • Shenandoah Heights is located in Schuylkill County
    • Ashland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Girard Manor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Snyder County
  • Sullivan County
  • Union County
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jackson, with the one closest to Jackson listed first.
    • Noxen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaumont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Forkston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forkston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkston
      • Forkston is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forkston
      • From Jackson to Forkston
    • Mill City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
      • Mill City is located in Wyoming County
    • Evans Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evans Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Falls
      • Evans Falls is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Evans Falls
      • From Jackson to Evans Falls
    • Stowell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowell
      • Stowell is located in Wyoming County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stowell
      • From Jackson to Stowell

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

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.<7>

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.

  • Derrs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derrs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derrs
    • Derrs is located in Columbia County
  • Benton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Waller
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller
    • Waller is located in Columbia County
  • Sereno
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sereno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
    • Sereno is located in Columbia County
  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Unityville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Summit
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Summit
    • Pine Summit is located in Columbia County
  • Iola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stillwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coles Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coles Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Creek
    • Coles Creek is located in Columbia County
  • Laubach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laubach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laubach
    • Laubach is located in Columbia County
  • Millville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Welliversville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Zaner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Asbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
      • Asbury is located in Columbia County

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 63 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<6>. 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 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:

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jackson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jackson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1953, Longitude: -76.4547    
<7>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.




 

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