Welcome to Jackson ...Jackson is located in Providence County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Jackson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. When the people of Jackson refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Jacksonian<2> Jackson is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Jackson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Jackson: 401 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), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (3), Utah, Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jackson. Websites for Jackson ...Junior League: www.jlri.org/ Communities near Jackson ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jackson.
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 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jackson. See our Newspapers Page for Jackson. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jackson ...Looking for more information about 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 Jackson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jackson. Adding Jackson to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Jackson was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Jackson. Footnotes ...
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