Do you know of Fort Jackson ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Fort 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 Fort Jackson.
We found mention of Fort Jackson as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Richland County, South Carolina.
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.
Communities Also Named Fort Jackson ...
We found two communities that share the name Fort Jackson.
Within South Carolina, the name Fort Jackson is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Plaquemines Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Fort Jackson [Plaquemines Parish].
- New York
- Saint Lawrence County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Fort Jackson [Saint Lawrence County].
- Louisiana
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Fort Jackson ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Fort Jackson:
SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1999
(Available from Amazon.com)
The FIPS database contains an entry for Fort Jackson.
Referenced FIPS Records ...
FIPS Code: 45/26800 (Place Name: Fort Jackson)
County: Richland (FIPS State/County: 45/079)
Class: M1
More Orphans in Richland 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 Richland County.